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CONSTITUTIONS 


OF   THE 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE, 


Subordinate  and  Rekkah  Degree  Lodges, 


I.  0.  0.   F.  OF  NEVADA, 


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Code  of  Procedure  Regulating  Charges  and  Trialsj  Digest 
of  Decisions,  and  Standing  Resolutions, 


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FIFTEENTH  ANNUAL  COMMUNICATfON, 


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CONSTITUTIONS 


OF    THE 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE, 


Subordinate  and  Rekkah  Degree  Lodges, 


I.  0.  0.  F.  OF  NEVADA, 


TOGETHER   WITH 


Code  of  Procedure  Regulating  Charges  and  Trials,  Digest 
of  Decisions,  and  Standing  Resolutions, 


UP  TO  AND.  INCLUDING  THE 


FIFTEENTH  ANNUAL  COMMUNICATION, 


1881. 


VIRGINIA,  NEVADA : 
Wm.  Sutherland,  Printer,  23  South  C  Street. 

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PROCEEDINGS 


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At  the  Fifteenth  Annual  Communication,  held  at  Eureka 
in  June,  A.  D.  i88i,  the  following  action  was  had  relative  to  the 
printing  of  the  Constitutions,  etc.  On  the  fourth  day  of  the 
session,  to  wit:  on  the  loth  day  of  June,  Rep.  Laws  offered  the 
following  resolutions  (Journal,  page  197),  which  were,  on  motion, 
adopted : 

Resolved^  That  the  Grand  Secretary  is  instructed  to  have  the  Revised  Con- 
stitution  of  Subordinates,  Constitution  of  Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodges  and  Digest 
of  Decisions  adopted  by  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  printed  in  pamphlet  form, 
separately  from  the  Journal  of  Proceedings  of  this  session,  and  that  such  Con- 
stitutions and  Decisions  be  omitted  from  the  Journal. 

Resolved^  further ,  That  the  Constitution  of  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge,  Code 


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4  Proceedings, 

regulating  Trials  annd  Appeals,  and  Standing  Resolutions  be  also  printed  in 

such  pamphlet. 

J.  G.  Laws,  of  No.  14. 


Subsequently,  upon  motion  of 
Rep.  Bence,  of  No.  4  (page  202), 
SIX  hundred  copies  of  said-  pam- 
phlet were  ordered  to  be  printed, 
for  distribution  to  Lodges  and 
Past  Grands. 


Attest  : 


WM.  H.  HILL, 

Grand  Secretary. 


CONSTITUTION 


OF  THE 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE,  1. 0. 0.  F., 


OP  THE 


STATE    OF    NEVADA, 


Up  to  the  FtfteentTh  A^TLnixal  Ses store,  1881. 


Whereas,  The  Right  Worthy  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  P'ellows,  of  the  United  States  of  America,  now  the  Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge,  i.  O.  O.  F. ,  possessing  original  and  exclusive  jurisdiction — the  source 
of  all  true  and  legitimate  authority  in  Odd  Fellowship  throughout  the  world — 
did,  by  its  warrant,  bearing  date  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  i866,  in  the 
forty-eighth  year  of  our  Order,  grant  authority  to  certain  Past  Grands  of  the 
Order,  resident  in  the  State  of  Nevada,  to  form  a  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  to  be  known  and  hailed  by  the  name,  style  and 
title  of  the  Right  Worthy  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows of  the  State  of  Nevada,  giving  and  granting  to  them  and  their  successors, 
by  the  name,  style  and  title  aforesaid,  full  power  and  authority  to  grant  war- 
rants  for  opening  Lodges  subordinate  to  it,  for  the  propogation  of  the  established 
principles  of  the  Order;  with  power  and  authority,  also,  to  cause  all  honorary 
and  the  first  three  degrees  of  the  Order  to  be  conferred  on  deserving  members, 


6  Constitution  of  the 

according  to  the  laws,  customs  and  ancient  usages  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows;  and  as  the  Grand  Legislative  Head  of  the  Order  in  the  State 
of  Nevada,  to  have  and  to  exercise  full  power  and*  authority  to  enforce  upon 
its  subordinates  a  strict  adherence  to  the  laws  of  the  Order,  and  to  make  and 
establish  such  rules  for  the  government  as  in  the  opinion  of  said  Grand  Lodge 
may  be  for  the  advancement  of  the  Order,  and  in  conformity  of  the  direction  of 
the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

Now,  therefore,  we,  the  Past  Grands,  residing  within  said  jurisdiction,  do 
hereby  make  and  declare  the  following  as  the  Constitution  of  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  for  the  State  of  Nevada: 

ARTICLE   I. 

NAME. 

This  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  known  by  the  name,  style  and  title  of  the 
*'  Right  Worthy  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the 
State  of  Nevada." 

ARTICLE   II. 

POWER  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

This  Grand  Lodge,  within  the  limitations  imposed  by  its  Charter  and  the 
Constitution  and  Laws  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  possesses 
within  the  State  of  Nevada  supreme  legislative,  executive  and  judicial  authority. 
It  has  the  right  and  power  to  grant  dispensations  to  establish  Lodges,  to 
charter  Lodges,  to  provide  Constitutions  for  the  government  of  the  same,  to 
suspend  or  discontinue  for  any  cause  any  Lodge  subordinate  to  it,  to  hear  and 
determine  all  appeals  from  the  decisions  and  acts  of  its  Subordinate  Lodges 
and  from  the  decisions  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  to  redress  grievances  of 
Lodges  or  members  under  its  jurisdiction,  to  punish  by  reprimand,  fine  or  ex- 
pulsion from  its  body  any  of  its  members,  or  any  of  the  Past  GranJs  present  at 
any  of  its  sessions,  who  shall  refuse  to  obey  its  laws  or  who  shall  be  guilty  of 
conduct  unbecoming  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  to  do  whatever  is  proper  according 
to  the  usages  of  Odd  Fellowship  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this 
Constitution  or  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge, 
I.  O.  O.  F.  No  Lodge  of  this  Order  shall  exist  in  this  State  without  the  per- 
mission of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE   III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  i  .  This  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  composed  of  its  elective  officers,. 
Representatives  elected  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  Past  Grand  Masters  (as 
Representatives  of  the  jurisdiction  at  large).     All  Past  Grands  of  this  jurisdic- 


Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada.  7 

tion  in  good  standing  in  their  respective  Lodges,  and  possessed  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  Degree,  may  be  present  at  the  sessions  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  but  shall  not 
be  entitled  to  vote,  except  as  provided  in  this  Constitution;  and  shall  not  be 
entitled  to  speak  upon  any  subject  vi^ithout  permission. 

Sec.  2.  Every  Lodge  shall  be  entitled  in  the  Grand  Lodge  to  three  Rep- 
resentatives for  its  Charter,  and  one  Representative  for  every  fifteen  members 
in  good  standing.  Representatives  must  be  Past  Grands  in  good  standing,  and 
shall  be  elected  by  the  Lodge  at  any  regular  meeting  within  two  months  pre- 
vious to  each  Annual  Communication,  to  serve  one  year  from  the  beginning  of 
said  Annual  Communication.  Vacancies  may  be  filled  at  any  time — by  election 
by  the  Lodge — to  serve  the  remainder  of  the  term,  and  all  Past  Grand  Masters 
of  this  jurisdiction,  in  good  standing  in  their  respective  Lodges,  shall  be  en- 
titled to  the  same  privileges  as  Representatives. 

Sec.  3.  Before  a  Representative  or  other  Past  Grand  can  take  his  seat  in 
this  Grand  Lodge  he  must  have  received  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree. 

>  ARTICLE    IV. 

VOTING. 

Section  i.  Each  elective  ofhcer,  except  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  who 
is  not  also  a  Representative,  and  each  Representative  shall  be  entitled  to  one 
vote.  In  the  temporary  absence  of  any  Representative,  the  Representatives  of 
the  Lodge  present  may  cast  the  vote  of  the  absentee.  The  Most  Worthy  Grand 
Master  shall  give  the  casting  vote  whenever  the  Grand  Lodge  is  equally 
divided,  excepl;  in  cases  of  election  of  officers.  In  the  election  of  Grand  Officers 
each  Past  Grand  in  attendance'at  the  Annual  Communicacion  shall  be  entitled 
to  one  vote  only. 

Sec.  2.  All  voting  in  this  Grand  Lodge,  except  as  hereinafter  specified, 
shall  be  viva  voce^  and  all  questions  shall  be  determined  by  a  majority  of  the 
votes  given.  Upon  a  call  therefor  by  five  (5)  members,  the  yeas  and  nays  shall 
be  taken  and  recorded  upon  the  Journal.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  also  be 
taken  when  required  by  this  Constitution. 

Sec.  3.  In  the  election  of  officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge  the  vote  shall  be 
by  ballot;  each  officer  shall  be  voted  for  separately,  and  a  majority  of  the  valid 
votes  cast  (a  quorum  voting)  shall  be  necessary  to  a  choice. 

ARTICLE    V. 

SESSIONS. 

Section  i.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  hold  regular  Annual  Communica- 
tions, to  begin  on  the  first  Tuesday  after  the  first  Monday  in  June  of  each  year, 
at  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  continue  from  day  to  day,  upon  its  own  adjournment, 
until  the  business  of  the  session  is  disposed  of. 


8  Constitution  of  the 

Sec.  2.  Special  sessions  shall  be  called  for  the  transaction  of  extraordi- 
nary business  by  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  on  application,  by  resolution  under 
seal,  of  a  majority  of  Lodges.  No  other  business  shall  be  transacted  than  that 
specified  in  the  call,  and  not  less  than  thirty  days'  notice  shall  be  given,  by 
letter,  under  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  attested  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  to 
each  Representative,  which  thirty  days  shall  begin  from  the  date  on  which  said 
letters  are  mailed.  Such  special  sessions  shall  be  held  at  the  place  of  meeting 
of  the  last  annual  ression. 

Sec,  3.  Special  sessions  may  also  be  called  by  the  Grand  Master,  at  such 
times  and  places  as  he  may  determine,  to  instruct  in  the  unwritten  work  and  to 
confer  the  Past  Official  and  Grand  Lodge  Degrees,  at  which  session  must  be 
present  the  Grand  Master,  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  or  the  Grand  Warden,  and 
the  Grand  Secretary  and  five  Past  Grands  in  good  standing,  and  no  other 
business  shall  be  transacted  than  is  provided  for  in  this   section. 

Sec.  4.  The  Grand  Lodge  cannot  be  opened  at  any  regular  or  special 
session,  except  as  provided  for  instruction  in  the  work  and  degrees,  unless  Rep- 
resentatives from  twelve  Lodges  are  present. 


ARTICLE  VL 

officers,  and  their   election. 

Section  i.  The  officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be:  Most  Worthy 
Grand  Master,  Right  Worthy  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Right  Worthy  Grand 
Warden,  Right  Worthy  Grand  Secretary,  Right  Worthy  Grand  Treasurer, 
and  two  Right  Worthy  Grand  Representatives  *to  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge, 
I.  0.0.  F.,  ail  of  whom  shall  be  elected  by  ballot;  Worthy  Grand  Chaplain, 
Worthy  Grand  Marshal,  W^orthy  Grand  Conductor,  Worthy  Grand  Guardian, 
Worthy  Grand  Herald,  and  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  for  each  District,  all 
of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master  and  approved  by  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  The  elective  officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  chosen  by 
ballot  at  I  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  third  day  of  the  session,  at  which  time  each 
Past  Grand  present  shall  be  entitled  to  place  candidates  in  nomination  for  the 
respective  offices.  The  Grand  Master  shall  appoint  two  tellers,  who  shall 
receive  the  ballots  of  those  persons  entitled  to  vote  in  a  box  provided  for  that 
purpose;  and  when  all  have  voted  who  wish,  the  Grand  Master  shall  declare 
the  ballot  closed,  whereupon  the  tellers  shall  proceed  to  canvass  the  vote. 
Should  there  be  no  chcHce,  the  Grand  Master  shall  immediately  order  another 
ballot;  should  there  be  no  choice  upon  the  second  ballot,  another  ballot  shall 
be  ordered.  The  Past  Grand  receiving  the  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  (a 
quorum  voting)  shall  be  declared  by  the  Grand  Master  elected,  and  on  the  last 


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day  of  the  session  shall  be  installed  in  his  office;  provided^  that  an  officer  elect 
may  be  installed  at  any  time,  upon  a  four-fifths'  vote  of  the  Lodge  affirmatively, 
but  the  officer  so  installed  shall  not  assume  the  duties  of  the  office  until  the  last 
day  of  the  session. 

Sec.  3.  No  Past  Grand  shall  be  eligible  for  any  elective  office,  except 
Grand  Representatives,  unless  he  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  present  at 
the  session,  and  has  attained  such  degrees  as  by  virtue  of  his  office  he  may 
confer  upon  others. 

Sec.  4.  Vacancies  in  the  office  of  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  be 
filled  by  the  Grand  Master;  vacancies  in  the  other  Grand  offices,  except  that  of 
Grand  Master,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  if  in  session;  if  not,  then 
by  the  Executive  Committee,  for  the  remainder  of  the  term. 

ARTICLE   Vn. 

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DUTIES   OF   OFFICERS. 

Section  i.  The  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  shall  preside  at  all  sessions 
of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  preserve  order  therein,  enforce  the  laws  of  the  Sover- 
eign Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  the  Constitution,  Laws  and  Rules  of  this 
R.  W.  Grand  Lodge;  decide  all  questions  of  order  and  law,  and  enforce  the 
same,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  appoint  all  Grand 
Officers  pro  tem.,  and  all  committees  not  otherwise  provided  for  in  the  Con- 
stitution or  ordered  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  give  the  casting  vote  in  all 
cases  where  the  votes  are  equally  divided,  except  in  cases  of  election  of  officers. 
When  any  demand  shall  have  been  approved  by  a  majority  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee, he  shall  order  the  Grand  Treasurer  to  pay  the  same.  He  may  grant 
dispensations  on  the  application  of  a  Lodge  to  confer  the  degrees  on  a  member 
without  delay.  He  may  in  person  confer  the  Past  Official  Degrees.  He  shall 
decide  all  appeals  on  questions  of  law  which  may  be  made  to  him  from  the 
decisions  of  District  Deputies,  which  decision  shall  be  binding  until  reversed 
by  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  receive  and  act  on  all  complaints  that  may  be 
made  to  him  of  the  acts  of  District  Deputies  or  Lodges.  He  shall  give  such 
instructions  from  time  to  time  in  the  work  of  the  Order  to  the  Deputies  or  the 
Lodges  as  may  be  necessary,  and  at  each  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  report  all  acts  that  he  may  have  done  in  accordance  with  the 
authority  conferred  upon  him.  All  powers  pertaining  to  this  Grand  Lodge  not 
specifically  mentioned  in  this  Constitution  as  being  conferred  on  the  Grand 
Master,  are,  unless  delegated  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  expressly  withheld. 

Sec.  2.  The  Right  Worthy  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  support  the  Most 
Worthy  Grand  Master  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  shall  be  invested  with  his 
powers  during  his  tempoiary  absence,  and  in  the  event  of  a  vacancy  in  the  office 
of  Grand  Master,  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  become  Grand  Master  for  the 
remainder  of  the  term,  and  receive  the  honors  of  a  full  leroi. 
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10  Constitution  of  the 

Sec.  3".  The  Right  Worthy  Grand  Warden  shall  assist  the  Grand  Master 
in  couducting  the  business  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  by  direction  of  the 
Grand  Master  confer  the  Past  Official  and  Grand  Lodge  Degrees  during  the 
session  of  the  Grand  Lodge  on  all  that  are  qualified  to  receive  them.  By 
direction  of  the  Grand  Master,  he  shall  have  special  charge  of  the  door,  and 
in  the  absence  of  the  Grand  Master  and  Deputy  Grand  Master  he  shall  preside. 

Sec.  4.  The  Right  Worthy  Grand  Secretary  shall  attend  every  meeting 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  with  the  books  and  papers  of  the  Lodge.  He  shall  keep 
a  correct  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  every  session,  and 
transmit,  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  close  of  the  annual  session,  two  copies 
thereof  to  each  subordinate  Lodge  in  the  jurisdiction.  He  shall  keep  the 
accounts  between  the  Grand  Lodge  and  its  subordinates,  collect  all  moneys  due 
the  Grand  Lodge  and  pay  the  same  immediately  to  the  Grand  Treasurer.  He 
shall  issue  all  necessary  notices  and  circulars  to  subordinates.  Representatives 
and  Officers.  He  shall  attest  and  affix  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  all 
proclamations,  dispensations  and  circulars  of  the  Grand  Master  to  Subordinate 
Lodges,  and  keep  a  record  of  the  same;  conduct  the  correspondence  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  receive  all  documencs  relative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and  make 
proper  disposition  of  them;  provide  all  stationery  for  the  use  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  and  its  officers;  superintend  such  printing  as  the  Lodge  shall  direct,  and 
perform  such  other  duties  as  properly  pertain  to  his  office,  or  may  be  directed 
by  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  receive  such  salary,  payable  quarterly,  as  may 
be  fixed  upon  at  each  annual  session  of  the  Lodge.  He  shall,  previous  to 
installation,  give  bonds  to  the  Grand  Lodge  in  such  form  and  penalty  as  may 
be  approved  of,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  5.  The  Right  Worthy  Grand  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  take  charge 
of  the  moneys  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  pay  all  orders  drawn  on  him  by  the  Grand 
Master  and  countersigned  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  under  the  seal  of  the  Grand 
Lodge;  make  such  investment  of  the  funds  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  direct; 
keep  his  accounts  in  such  manner  as  will  exhibit  the  source  and  amount  of 
receipts;  the  purpose  and  amount  of  disbursements,  and  to  whom  paid;  have 
his  accounts  closed  up  on  the  day  previous  to  the  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
annually,  and  submit  them  to  the  Finance  Committee,  and  transmit  through  the 
Grand  Secretary  annually  to  the  Grand  Lodge  an  exhibit  of  his  accounts.  He 
shall  attend  all  regular  sessions  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  shall,  previous  to 
installation,  give  bonds  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  in  such  form  and  penalty  as  shall 
be  approved  of,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  6.  The  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  shall,  in  the  absence  of  the 
Grand  Master,  install  the  officers  of  all  Lodges  in  his  District;  enforce  observ- 
ance of  the  Constitution,  By-Laws  and  Resolutions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
the  Constitution  of  the  Subordinate  Lodges;  be  the  organ  of  the  Grand  Master 
with   the  subordinates  in  his  district;  have  power  to  grant  dispensations  to 


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Lodges  in  his  district  to  confer  the  degrees  in  less  time  than  may  be  otherwise 
permitted,  when  circumstances  require  it.  He  shall  see  that  the  work  of  the 
Order  is  performed  uniformly  in  such  manner  as  he  may  have  been  instructed 
by  the  Grand  Master;  confer  Past  Official  Degrees,  collect  from  Lodges  in  his 
district  all  returns  and  moneys  due  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  forward  them  imme- 
diately to  the  Grand  Secretary;  decide  all  questions  of  law  that  may  be  sub- 
mitted to  him  by  Lodges  under  his  charge,  and  report  semi-annually  to  the 
Grand  Master  all  his  official  acts.  He  shall  forthwith  report  to  the  Grand 
Master  all  cases  of  violation,  on  the  part  of  subordinates,  of  the  Constitution 
and  By-laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  disobedience  to  its  lawful  commands,  or 
violation  of  the  Constitution  of  Subordinates. 

Sec.  7.  The  appointed  officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  whose  duties  are  not 
hereinbefore  defined,  shall  perform  such  duties  as  are  required  by  their  charges 
and  the  usages  of  the  Order. 

Sec.  8.  There  shall  be  elected  annually  three  Trustees  of  this  R.  W. 
Grand  Lodge,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  hold  in  trust  for  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
all  stocks,  securities,  investments,  properties  and  funds  belonging  to  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  to  transfer,  exchange  or  deposit  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof,  when 
required  by  the  Grand  Lodge  so  to  do.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to  draw  from 
the  Treasurer,  by  draft  regularly  drawn,  such  sums  of  money  as  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  direct,  and  invest  the  same  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
in  such  way  as  it  may  approve;  to  collect  interest  regularly  when  due,  and  pay 
the  same  over  to  the  Grand  Lodge;  to  call  in  loans,  or  sue  for  the  same,  when- 
ever the  Grand  Lodge  requires  them  so  to  do.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  require 
them  to  give  good  and  sufficient  bonds,  and  fix  the  amount,  for  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  their  duties.  They  shall  have  power  to  transact  the .  necessary 
business  for  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  at  the  ex- 
piration of  one  year  make  their  annual  report. 

ARTICLE   VIIL 

OFFENSES   AND    PUNISHMENTS. 

Section  i.  Any  Grand  Officer  may  be  removed  from  his  office,  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  for  misconduct  or  neglect  of  duty,  but  he  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
fair  trial,  and  two-thirds  of  the  votes  of  the  Representatives  present,  affirma- 
tively,  shall  be  necessary  for  removal. 

Sec.  2.  No  officer  shall  officiate  in  the  Grand  Lodge  during  the  time  of 
his  trial.  Whenever  the  Grand  Master,  or  officer  acting  as  such,  shall  be  on 
trial,  or  whenever  a  resolution  for  the  removal  of  the  Grand  Master,  or  officer 
acting  as  such,  shall  be  submitted,  the  Grand  Lodge  may  direct  any  Past 
Grand  Master — in  case  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  Grand  Warden  are 
incapacitated — to  occupy  the  chair. 


12  Constitution  of  the 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  or  Past  Grand  may  be  fined,  reprimanded  or  ejc- 
pelled  from  the  Grand  Lodge,  as  such,  for  misconduct,  upon  a  fair  trial,  and 
the  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present  at  any  meeting. 


ARTICLE   IX. 

COMMITTEES. 

Section  1.  The  elective  Grand  Officers,  except  the  Grand  Representa- 
tives, shall  constitute  the  Executive  Committee,  to  act  in  the  recess  of  the 
annual  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  perform  such  duties  as  shall  be 
referred  to  it.  The  Grand  Master  shall  be  Chairman  of  said  Committee, 
and  he  may  call  meetings  thereof  at  his  discretion. 

Sec.  2.  The  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  shall,  at  each  annual  session, 
immediately  after  the  installation  of  the  Grand  Officers,  appoint  the  following 
Standing  Committees:  (i)  on  Credentials,  three  members;  {2)  on  Plnancej 
three  members;  (3)  on  State  of  the  Order,  five  members;  (4)  on  Legislation, 
five  members;  (5)  on  Appeals,  five  members;  (6)  on  Laws  of  Subordinates, 
three  members;  (7)  on  Petitions,  five  members;  (8)  on  Rebekah  Degree,  five 
mem"bers. 

Sec.  3.  The  Committee  on  Credentials  shall  examine  and  report  without 
delay  to  the  Grand  Lodge  on  the  credentials  and  certificates  of  Representa- 
tives and  Past  Grands. 

Sec.  4.  The  Committee  on  Finance  shall  report  upon  all  accounts  and 
claims  against  the  Grand  Lodge,  previous  to  such  accounts  being  allowed;  it 
shall  examine  annually  the  accounts'  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  and  R.  W. 
Grand  Treasurer,  and  report  the  result  of  the  examination  and  the  condition  of 
the  finances  immediately  thereafter  to  the  Grand  Lodge;  it  shall  audit  the 
accounts  of  all  officers  and  committees  entrusted  with  the  receipt  and  disburse- 
ment of  funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  it  shall  report  at  each  annual  session  the 
amount  required  for  the  expenses  of  the  Grand  Lodge  for  the  ensuing  year,  and 
suggest  such  measures  of  finance  as  it  may  deem  expedient. 

Sec.  5.  The  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Order  shall  report  upon  the 
reports  of  the  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  and  Right  Worthy  Grand  Secretary, 
in  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the  state  of  the  Order;  it  shall  examine  the  reports 
of  the  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters,  and  such  other  matter  as  may  be  referred 
to  it,  and  report  thereon  to  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Committee  shall  also  report 
upon  the  condition  and  progress  of  the  Order  in  this  jurisdiction,  and  recom- 
mend such  measures  for  the  good  of  the  Order  as  it  from  time  to  time  shall 
deem  proper. 

Sec.  6.     The  Committee  on  Legislation  shall  report  on  all  resolutions 


Grand  Lod^e  of  Nevada.  13 

teferred  to  it  proposing  amendments  to  the  Constitution,  the  enactment,  amend- 
ment or  repeol  of  any  law,  by-law,  rule  of  order  or  resolution  governing  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  upon  such  other  matters  as  may  be  referred  to  it. 

Sec.  7.  The  Committee  on  Appeals  shall  examine  all  appeals  referred  to 
it,  and  report  thereon  to  the  Grand  Lodge.  All  appeals  taken  from  the  action 
of  subordinate  Lodges  shall,  as  soon  as  they  are  received  by  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary, be  transmitted  by  him  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Appeals;  if 
the  committee  finds  the  papers  defective  in  any  essential  particular  it  shall 
certify  the  fact  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  returning  the  papers  to  him,  who  shall 
transmit  them  to  the  Subordinate  Lodge,  requiring  it  forthwith  to  correct  the 
defects  complained  of,  and  return  the  amended  papers  immediately  through  the 
Grand  Secretary  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Appeals.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Appeals  to  report  on  the  earliest  practicable  day 
of  the  annual  session  its  action  upon  the  appeals  transmitted  to  it  during  the 
tecess  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  8.  The  Committee  on  Laws  of  Subordinates  shall  examine  the  by- 
laws of  subordinates,  and,  when  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  this  jurisdic- 
tion and  the  usages  of  the  Order,  approve  them,  and  when  said  by-laws  are  in 
conflict  with  the  laws  of  this  jurisdiction  and  the  usages  of  the  Order,  it  shall 
disapprove  of  them  and  return  them  to  the  Lodge  with  the  objections  thereto. 

S£C.  9.  The  Committee  on  Petitions  shall  examine  all  petitions  referred 
to  it  and  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge  such  action  thereon  as  may  be  proper. 

Sec.  id.  The  Committee  on  the  Rebekah  Degree  shall  examine  and 
report  on  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  Rebekah  Degree  and  Rebekah  Degree 
Lodges  that  may  be  referred  to  it. 

ARTICLE  X. 

revenue. 

Section  1.  The  revenue  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  raised  and  used 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  necessary  expenses  thereof,  and  for  no  other 
purpose. 

Sec.  2.  Every  Subordinate  Lodge  shall  pay  to  the  Grand  Lodge  such 
capitation  tax  as  may  from  year  to  year  be  determined  upon,  assessed  upon  the 
active  members  of  the  Lodge,  as  may  appear  upon  the  report  of  December  31st 
preceding  the  annual  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  amount  of  said  assess- 
ment  to  be  determined  by  the  Finance  Committee,  after  having  ascertained 
what  probable  sum  will  be  necessary  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
for  the  current  year,  the  assessment  so  levied  to  be  paid  to  the  District  Deputy 
Grand  Master,  and  by  him  transmitted  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  semi-annually 
in  January  and  July. 


14  Constitution  of  the 

Sec.  3,  No  Lodge  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be 
entitled  to  have  its  officers  installed  or  to  receive  the  traveling  or  term  P.  W. 
until  the  prescribed  reports  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and  all  moneys  due  the  same 
shall  have  been  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  installing  officer. 


ARTICLE   XL 

CHARTERS    OF   SUBORDINATES. 

Section  i.  Charters  may  be  granted  as  follows;  On  the  written  appli- 
cation of  five  or  more  Brothers  of  the  Order,  one  of  whom  has  attained  the 
Scarlet  Degree,  praying  for  a  charter  to  open  a  Lodge  where  there  is  no  Lodge 
established;  on  the  application  of  seven  or  more  Brothers,  five  of  whom  must 
be  of  the  Scarlet  Degree,  for  a  charter  to  open  a  Lodge  where  there  is  one 
already  established;  provided^  that  the  nearest  Subordinate  Lodge  in  the  dis- 
trict shall  recommend  that  such  charter  be  granted.  All  applications  for  char- 
ters must  be  accompanied  by  the  withdrawal  cards  or  dismissal  certificates,  and 
by  the  charter  fee,  to- wit,  thirty  dollars;  should  the  Grand  Lodge  not  be  in  ses- 
sion, application  for  a  charter  may  be  made  to  the  Executive  Committee, 
through  the  Grand  Secretary,  which  shall  have  power  to  issue  a  dispensation, 
if  deemed  advisable,  to  open  such  Lodge,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  at  its  next  annual  session.  ' 

Sec.  2.  Every  Lodge  opened  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  be  instituted  by 
the  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master,  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  or  by  a  Past 
Grand  especially  deputed,  who  shall  give  to  the  Lodge,  with  the  charter,  the 
necessary  instructions  and  charges.  The  expenses  of  the  instituting  officer  shall 
be  paid  by  the  Lodge  instituted. 

I  Sec.  3.     On  the  written  petition  of  one  or  more  Past  Grands,  and  four  or 

more  Scarlet  Degree  Brothers  of  the  Order,  all  of  whom  shall  be  in  good  stand- 
ing and  in  possession  of  the  Degree  of  Rebekah,  and  five  or  more  Daughters  of 
Rebekah,  praying  for  a  charter  to  open  a  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge,  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  grant  the  same,  and  such  Degree  Lodge  shall  receive  its  charter 
and  the  necessary  lectures  and  instructions  in  the  same  manner  as  is  provided 
for  Subordinate  Lodges. 

Sec.  4.  On  the  written  petition  of  three  or  more  Subordinate  Lodges  em- 
braced in  one  district  praying  for  a  warrant  to  open  a  Degree  Lodge,  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  grant  the  same;  and  such  Degree  Lodge  shall  receive  its  charter 
and  the  necessary  lectures  and  instructions  in  the  same  manner  as  is  provided 
for  Subordinate  Lodges. 

Sec.  5.  No  Degree  Lodge  shall  admit  or  retain  in  membership  any  per- 
son who  is  not  a  member  in  good  standing  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  within  the 
district. 


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ARTICLE   XII. 

REPORTS   OP    SUBORDINATES. 

Section  i.  At  the  end  of  each  term  every  Subordinate  Lodge  shall  report 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  the  work  thereof  for  such  term,  which  shall  include  the 
names  of  those  initiated,  admitted  by  card  as  Ancient  Odd  Fellows,  rejected, 
withdrawn  by  card,  reinstated  and  deceased;  the  names  of  those  suspended  and  » 
expelled  and  the  cause  thereof;  also,  of  those  dropped  from  membership,  to- 
gether with  the  number  of  degrees  conferred,  the  whole  number  in  membership, 
the  amount  of  receipts  and  disbursements,  and  the  result  of  the  election  of 
officers,  accompanied  by  whatever  amount  may  be  due  the  Grand  Lodge.  On 
the  31st  day  of  December  of  each  year  every  Lodge  shall  report  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  a  full  return  of  members,  with  their  names  ranked  according  to  the 
degrees  they  have  taken,  and  a  statement  of  the  number  of  Brothers  relieved, 
widowed  families  relieved.  Brothers  buried,  orphans  educated,  and  the  amount 
of  money  expended  for  each  of  these  purposes. 

ARTICLE    XIII. 

offenses  of  subordinates. 

Section  i.  Whenever  any  Subordinate  Lodge  shall  violate  the  Constitu- 
tion, laws,  rules  or  regulations  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  or 
of  this  Grand  Lodge,  such  Lodge  shall  be  liable  to  trial  and  punishment. 

Sec.  2.  Upon  the  suspension  or  expulsion  of  a  Lodge,  surrender  or  for- 
feiture of  its  charter,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  its  last  installed  officers  and  mem- 
bers having  the  custody  of  the  charter,  books,  papers,  property  and  funds  of 
the  Lodge,  to  assign,  transfer  and  deliver  the  same,  on  demand,  to  the  Grand 
Master  or  the  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  or  to  such  Past  Grand  as  may  be 
specially  deputed  by  the  Grand  Master  or  Grand  Lodge  to  receive  them,  and 
the  same  shall  be  delivered  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  they  shall  be  kept  separate 
and  apart  from  the  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  such  funds  shall  not  be 
estimated  as  part  of  the  funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  but  shall  be  held  in  trust 
for  the  Subordinate  Lodge,  to  be  restored  to  such  Lodge  should  it  be  reinstated, 
or  upon  the  expiration  of  the  period  of  suspension;  provided^  however,  that  in 
the  event  said  Lodge  should  not  be  restored  to  fellowship  within  three  years, 
the  funds  of  said  Lodge  shall  revert  io  the  General  Fund  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  3.  Any  Subordinate  Lodge  failing  to  hold  its  meetings  for  one  year, 
or  failing  to  make  its  returns,  as  required  by  Article  XII,  Section  i,  of  this  Con- 
stitution, shall  be  deemed  an  extinct  Lodge  and  its  charter  shall  be  forfeited. 

Sec.  4.  Members  of  a  suspended  or  expelled  Lodge  whose  charter  has 
been  surrendered  or  forfeited,  who  were  in  good  standing  at  the  time  of  such 
suspension  or  dissolution,  or  may  have  paid  all  arrearages  then  due  to  the 


16  Constitution  of  the 

Grand  Lodge,  shall,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  District  Deputy  Grand 
Master  of  the  District  in  which  the  suspended  or  extinct  Lodge  is  located^ 
receive  from  the  Grand  Secretary  a  certificate,  under  the  seal  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  to  enable  them  to  make  application  for  admission  to  membership  in 
another  Lodge;  provided^  such  members  are  not  excluded  by  Sections  2  and  3, 
of  this  Article. 

Sec.  5.  Upon  the  application  of  any  five,  or  more»  members  of  an  extinct 
Lodge,  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  for  the  restoraticm  of  such  Lodge  to  fellowship, 
accompanied  with  satisfactory  evidence  that  a  fair  opportunity  has  been  given 
to  all  who  were  members  in  good  standing  at  the  time  the  same  became  extinct,, 
to  unite  in  such  application  (except  as  provided  in  Section  3  of  this  Article) 
&ucb  applicants,  or  such  portions  thereof  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  approve  of» 
may  be  restored  to  fellowship  in  said  Lodge,  together  with  the  charter  and 
effects  belonging  to  such  Lodge  at  the  time  of  its  extinction,  unless  such  effects 
shall  have  been  placed  in  the  General  Fund  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  as  provided 
in  Section  2  of  this  Article. 

ARTICLE    XIV. 

BY-LAWS   AND   RULES    OF    ORDER. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  enact  such  By-laws  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  carry  into  effect  this  Constitution,  to  regulate  the  proceedings  of  its 
officers  and  committees,  and  provide  for  the  safety  of  its  property;  and  may 
amend  the  same  by  resolution  at  any  annual  session,  one  day's  previous  notice 
of  the  proposed  amendment  being  given. 

Sec.  2.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  make  such  rules  of  order  as  may  be  neces- 
sary for  the  regulation  of  its  sessions,  securing  of  good  order  and  the  dispatch 
of  business.  Such  rules  of  order  may  be  suspended  at  any  meeting  by  a  two- 
thirds'  Yoiey  provided^  that  such  suspension  sliall  not  extend  beyond  the  meet- 
ing which  voted  therefor. 

ARTICLE  XV. 

amendments. 

This  Constitution  shall  be  altered  or  amended  only  by  a  proposition  there- 
for, in  writing,  submitted  at  an  annual  session,  which  proposition  shall  set 
forth  the  Section  proposed  to  be  altered  or  amended,  as  it  would  read  when  so. 
amended;  it  shall  be  entered  at  length  upon  the  Journal,  and  shall  not  be  acted 
upon  until  the  next  annual  session,  when  it  may  be  considered  and  perfected 
by  amendments,  and  if  agreed  to  by  two-thirds  of  the  members  present,  and 
voting,  shall  be  adopted ► 


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RULES   OF  ORDER. 


I.— ORDER   OF   BUSINESS. 
The  Order  of  Business  for  the  Annual  Session  shall  be,  on  the 

FIRST   DAY. 

1st.  The  Grand  Master  shall  request  the  members  to  clothe  themselves 
in  proper  regalia,  and  direct  the  officers  to  take  their  respective  stations,  and 
fill  vacancies /r<7  tem.,  and  shall  then,  after  all  have  been  examined,  call  up  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

2d.  While  standing,  the  Grand  Chaplain  shall  address  the  Supreme  Ruler 
of  the  Universe  in  prayer. 

3d.  Proclamation  shall  be  made  by  the  Grand  Marshal  of  the  opening  of 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

4th.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  present,  and  read,  if  required,  the  cre- 
dentials of  members. 

5th.  The  Committee  on  Credentials  shall  forthwith  examine  and  report 
on  the  eligibility  of  members. 

6th.     New  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  admitted. 

7th.  The  record  of  all  Special  Sessions  shall  be  read  and  passed  upon  by 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

8th.  Vacancies  in  committees  and  among  appointed  officers  shall  be 
filled. 

gth.     The  reports  of  the  Grand  Officers  shall  be  presented  and  read. 

loth.  Petitions,  Communications,  Appeals,  and  Financial  Accounts^ shall 
be  presented  and  referred  in  the  order  above  mentioned. 

Iith.     Miscellaneous  business. 

SECOND  DAY. 

1 2th.     Reading  and  approval  of  minutes  of  preceding  day. 

13th.  Reception  and  reference  of  credentials,  reports  thereon,  and  admis- 
sion of  new  members. 

14th.     Resolutions  of  inquiry  of  Standing  or  Special  Committees. 

3 


18  Constitution  of  the 

15th.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees,  in  the  order  in  which  they  are 
named  in  the  Constitution. 

1 6th.     Reports  of  Special  Committees  by  seniority. 

17th.  Consideration  of  proposed  amendments  to  the  Constitution  of  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

i8th.  Consideration  of  proposed  amendments  to  the  Constitution  of  Sub- 
ordinate Lodges. 

19th.  Petitions,  Communications,  Appeals,  and  Financial  Accounts, 
presented  and  referred. 

20th.     Unfinished  business. 

2 1st.     New  business. 

THIRD    DAY. 

22d.     Reading  and  approving  minutes  of  preceding  day. 

23d.  Reception  and  reference  of  credentials,  reports  thereon,  and  admis- 
sion of  new  members. 

24th.     At  I  o'clock  nominations  and  election  of  officers. 

25  th.     Reports  of  Standing  and  Special  Committees. 

26lh.     Additional  business  in  the  same  order  as  on  the  second  day. 

27th.  Should  the  foregoing  order  of  business  not  be  concluded  on  the  first 
or  second  day,  it  should  be  commenced  on  each  succeeding  day  where  it  left 
off  on  the  preceding;  except  that  the  reading  and  approval  of  the  minutes,  and 
reception,  reference  and  reports  on  credentials  of  members,  shall  be  the  first 
business  in  order  on  each  day,  and  that  the  nomination  and  election  of  officers 
shall  immediately  follow  them  on  the  third  day  of  the  session. 

28th.  The  vote  on  a  motion  to  close  the  session  shall  not  be  taken  until 
the  day  succeeding  that  at  which  it  shall  be  offered,  and  shall  be  in  this  form: 
"That  when  the  Grand  Lodge  adjourns  this  day,  this  Annual  Session  shall 
stand  adjourned  sine  die.^' 

29th.  On  the  last  day  of  the  session,  the  officers  shall  be  installed  and 
committees  appointed,  before  it  shall  be  declared  closed;  the  minutes  of  the 
day  shall  be  read  and  approved,  if  correct. 

IL— OF   DECORUM. 

During  the  continuance  of  the  meeting,  the  most  decorous  silence  must  be 
observed;  the  officers  and  members  retaining  their  respective  seats,  and  no  one 
leaving  the  room  without  the  permission  of  the  M.  VV.  Grand  Master,  nor  enter 
without  the  consent  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Warden. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada,  19 

No  member  shall,  by  conversation  or  otherwise,  interrupt  the  business  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  or  refuse  to  obey  the  Chair.  Every  Officer  and  member 
shall  be  designated  in  debate,  or  otherwise,  by  his  proper  office  or  title,  accord- 
ing to  his  standing  in  the  Order. 

No  member  shall  be  permitted  to  vote  or  speak,  unless  clothed  in  regalia 
appropriate  to  his  rank  or  station. 

III.— OF   THE   CHAIR. 

The  Grand  Master,  while  presiding,  shall  state  every  question  coming 
before  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  immediately,  before  putting  it  to  vote,  shall  ask, 
**/$■  the  Grand  Lodge  ready  for  the  question  .«"*  Should  no  member  rise  to  speak, 
and  a  majority  indicate  their  readiness,  he  shall  rise  to  take  the  question;  and 
after  he  has  risen,  no  member  shall  be  permitted  to  speak  upon  it.  He  shall 
pronounce  the  vote  and  decisions  of  the  Grand  Lodge  on  all  subjects.  His 
decisions  on  questions  of  order  shall  be  without  debate,  unless,  entertaining 
doubts  on  the  point,  he  invite  it.  And  he  shall  have  the  privilege  of  speaking 
only  on  such  question  from  the  Chair.  When  his  decision  has  been  appealed 
from,  the  question  shall  be  put  thus:  *«  Will  the  Grand  Lodge  sustain  the  Chair 
in  its  decision  /*  " 

IV.— OF  DEBATE. 

Every  member,  when  he  speaks  or  offers  a  motion,  shall  rise  and  respect- 
fully address  the  Chair.  While  speaking,  he  shall  confine  himself  to  the  ques- 
tion under  debate,  avoiding  all  personality  and  indecorous  language,  as  well 
as  any  reflection  upon  the  Grand  Lodge  or  its  members. 

Should  two  or  more  members  rise  to  speak  at  the  same  time,  the  Chair 
shall  decide  which  shall  be  entitled  to  the  floor. 

No  member  shall  disturb  another  in  his  speech,  unless  to  call  him  to  order 
for  words  spoken. 

If  a  member,  while  speaking,  shall  be  called  to  order,  at  the  request  of  the 
Chair  he  shall  cease  speaking,  and  take  his  seat  until  the  question  of  order  is^ 
determined,  when,  if  permitted,  he  may  again  proceed. 

No  member  shall  speak  more  than  once  on  the  same  question,  until  all  the 
members  wishing  to  speak  shall  have  had  an  opportunity  to  do  so;  nor  more 
than  twice  without  permission  of  the  Chair.  But  no  member  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  speaking  more  than  once  on  a  question  of  order,  after  appeal  from 
the  decision  of  the  Chair. 

v.— OF   QUESTIONS   AND   VOTES. 

When  any  communication,  petition  or  memorial  is  presented,  before  it  is 
read,  or  any  vote  taken  on  it,  a  brief  statement  of  its  contents  shall  be  made 


20  Constitution. 

by  the  introducer  or  the  Chair.     And  after  it  has  been  read,  a  brief  notice  of 
the  purport  shall  be  entered  on  the  Journal. 

No  motion  shall  be  subject  to  action  until  seconded  and  stated  by  the 
Chair,  and  by  the  desire  of  any  member  shall  be  reduced  to  writing. 

When  a  blank  is  to  be  filled,  the  question  shall  be  taken  first  upon  the 
highest  sum  or  number,  and  the  longest  or  latest  time  proposed. 

Any  member  may  call  for  a  division  of  a  question,  when  the  sense  will 
admit  of  it. 

When  a  question  is  before  the  Grand  Lodge,  no  motion  shall  be  received 
unless  to  adjourn,  the  previous  question,  to  lay  on  the  table,  to  postpone  indef- 
initely, to  postpone  to  a  certain  time,  to  refer,  or  to  amend,  and  shall  have  pre- 
cedence in  the  order  herein  arranged;  the  first  three  of  which  shall  be  decided 
without  debate. 

After  any  question,  except  one  of  indefinite  postponement,  has  been 
decided,  any  two  members  who  voted  in  the  majority  may,  during  the  same 
communication,  move  for  a  reconsideration  thereof. 

The  previous  question  can  be  called  for  by  two  members,  if  seconded  by 
five  other  members,  and  shall  be  put  in  this  form  :  '■^ Shall  the  main  question 
be  now  put  .^"  If  carried,  all  debate  shall  cease,  and  the  vote  shall  be  first 
upon  all  pending  amendments,  beginning  with  the  last  one  proposed,  after 
which,  upon  the  main  question. 

When  five  members  rise  in  favor  of  taking  a  question  by  ayes  and  noes, 
they  shall  be  ordered  to  be  so  recorded. 

Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  any  question  before  the  Grand  Lodge, 
unless  he  is  personally  interested  in  the  result,  or  has  been  excused  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  or  is  otherwise  incapacitated. 

No  more  than  two  amendments  to  a  proposition  shall  be  entertained  at  the 
same  time — that  is,  an  amendment,  and  an  amendment  to  an  amendment — and 
the  question  shall  be  first  taken  on  the  latter;  provided^  that  when  the  sense 
will  admit,  one  substitute  to  the  whole  subject  matter  will  be  entertained,  and 
the  question  shall  be  first  taken  on  the  substitute. 

When  the  ayes  and  noes  are  ordered,  the  names  of  the  Representatives 
shall  be  called  by  Lodges. 


CONSTITUTION 


— OF — 


SUBORDINATE   LODGES      ■ 

UNDER   THE   JURISDICTION   OF   THE 

R.  W.  GRIND  LODGE,  1. 0. 0.  F., 


OF   THE 


STATE    OF    NEVADA 


■  ♦  ■ 


For  the  purpose  of  effecting  uniformity  in  the  administration  of  the  priv- 
ileges, honors  and  benefits  of  Odd  Fellowship,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the  State  of  Nevada  ordains  the  following 
Constitution  for  the  government  of  Subordinate  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction  : 

ARTICLE    L 

This  Lodge  shall  consist  of  at  least  five  members,  one  of  whom  shall  be 

in  possession  of  the  Third  Degree,  to  be  hailed  and  entitled Lodge, 

No Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Nevada,  holding  a  legal  and 

unreclaimed  charter,  granted  or  sanctioned  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the  State  of  Nevada.  It  cannot  voluntarily 
surrender  its  charter,  or  dissolve,  so  long  as  five  Brothers  in  good  standing 
object  thereto. 


22  Constitution  of 

ARTICLE    II. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  i.  All  candidates  for  initiation  must  be  free  white  males,  able 
to  read  and  write,  of  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  and  upward,  of  sound  health, 
of  good  moral  character  and  industrious  habits,  having  some  respectable 
known  means  of  support,  and  believe  in  the  existence  of  a  Supreme  Being,  the 
Creator  and  Preserver  of  the  Universe,  and  be  proposed  in  the  Lodge  nearest 
his  residence,  except  that  Lodge  grant  permission  for  his  joining  another  Lodge; 
provided,  that  application  for  membership  may  be  made  to  any  Lodge  nearest 
the  residence  of  the  applicant,  in  the  same  county  or  district.  A  person  may 
be  admitted  to  any  Lodge  in  the  city  or  village  in  which  he  resides;  but  all 
candidates  for  initiation  must  have  resided  in  this  State  six  months,  and  in  the 
county  in  which  the  application  is  made  thirty  days  prior  to  the  time  of  making 
the  application,  except  such  candidates  as  may  apply  from  other  States  or  Ter- 
ritories where  there  is  no- Grand  Lodge  or  District  Deputy  Grand  ^re  located. 

Sec.  2.  All  candidates  for  membership  by  deposit  of  card,  or  dismissal 
certificate,  or  as  Ancient  Odd  Fellows,  whose  cards  have  been  granted  more 
than  twelve  months,  shall  deposit  their  cards  with  the  proposition,  or  furnish 
satisfactory  evidence  that  such  card  has  been  lost. 

Sec.  3.  No  suspended  or  expelled  member  of  the  Order  can  be  admitted 
to  membership  in  this  Lodge,  except  on  a  dismissal  certificate,  or  on  being  rein- 
stated and  receiving  a  withdrawal  card  from  the  Lodge  which  suspended  or 
expelled  him;  or  if  a  member  of  a  defunct  Lodge,  a  certificate  from  the  Grand 
Secretary,  as  prescribed  by  law,  and  by  the  payment  of  a  fee  of  not  less  than 
fifteen  dollars,  and  by  signing  a  petition  substantially  as  follows: 

To Lodge,  No ,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

The  undersigned  respectfully  represents,,  that  about  the  year  ....  he  was- 

initiated  into Lodge,  No ,  under  the  jurisdiction   of  the   R.  W. 

Grand  Lodge  of ,  and  city  or  town  of ;  that  he  has  taken 

degrees,  and  holds  the  rank  of 

Your  petitioner  further  represents,  that  he  has  not  been  expelled  or  sus- 
pended from  any  Lodge  for  misconduct  or  contempt,  and  that  his  connectioa 
with  the  Order  was  severed  by 

Therefore  he  prays  for  admission  to  your  Lodge,  and  hereby  pledges  his 
word  of  honor  that  the  facts  set  forth  in  this  petition  are  true. 

Refers  to 

Age ,  Occupation 


H 


Witness . 

.Petitioner. 


Subordinate  Lodges.  23 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  applicant  to  sign  the  petition  with  his 
full  name  in  the  presence  of  two  members  of  the  Lodge  he  proposes  to  join,  and 
no  petition  shall  be  received  into  any  Lodge  without  the  signature  of  said 
witnesses. 

Sec.  5.  If  the  report  of  the  investigating  committee  be  favorable,  and  the 
candidate  be  elected,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  N.  G.  to  appoint  an  examining 
committee  of  three  members,  one  of  whom  shall,  if  practicable,  be  a  Past 
Grand,  and  the  committee  shall  examine  the  applicant  as  to  the  degrees  he  has 
attained  and  the  rank  he  holds  in  ihe  Order,  and  shall  report  the  same  to  the 
Lodge;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  note  said  report  upon  the 
minutes,  and  upon  the  adoption  of  the  report  by  the  Lodge  the  applicant  shall 
be  admitted  and  sign  the  Constitution,  and  By-Laws. 

Sec.  6.  If  any  person  shall  gain  admittance  to  this  Lodge  upon  a  petition 
containing  any  false  representations,  he  shall  be  expelled. 

Sec.  7.  The  name  of  a  person  offered  for  membership,  with  his  age, 
residence  and  occupation,  must  be  proposed  by  a  member  in  writing,  signed  by 
the  applicant  with  his  full  name,  with  the  names  of  two  persons  as  references 
attached,  and  entered  upon  the  record,  and  forthwith  be  referred  to  a  committee 
of  three  members  for  investigation,  who  shall  report  at  the  next  regular  meeting 
(unless  extraordinary  circumstances  prevent),  and  signed  by  a  majority  of  said 
committee,  when  the  candidate  shall  be  balloted  for  with  ball  ballots,  and  if 
less  than  three  black  balls  appear,  he  shall  be  elected,  but  if  three  or  more 
black  balls  appear,  he  shall  be  rejected. 

Sec.  8.  No  reconsideration  of  an  unfavorable  balloting  can  be  had,  unless 
all  the  Brothers  who  may  cast  black  balls  against  an  applicant  for  membership 
voluntarily  make  ^  motion  for  a  reconsideration  of  the  ballot;  and  in  such  case 
the  vote  on  the  reconsideration  shall  be  taken  by  ball  ballots,  and  if  all  the 
balls  cast  be  in  favor  of  it,  the  reconsideration  shall  be  had;  whereupon  the 
application  shall  lie  over  till  the  succeeding  regular  meeting,  when  another 
ballot  shall  be  had  with  ball  ballots,  and  if  the  same  be  unanimously  in  favor 
of  the  applicant,  he  shall  thereby  be  elected;  one  reconsideration  only  in  the 
same  case  shall  be  allowed,  and,  provided,  always,  that  such  reconsideration 
shall  be  had  within  four  meeting  nights  succeeding  the  rejection.  A  favorable 
balloting  can  be  reconsidered  at  any  meeting  prior  to  the  admission  of  the  can- 
didate;  provided,  two-thirds  of  the  members  present  agree  thereto. 

Sec.  9.  When  a  candidate  has  been  rejected,  notice  thereof  shall  be  sent 
without  delay  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary,  and  all  the  Lodges  in  the  Dis- 
trict, and  he  cannot  be  proposed  again  in  any  Lodge  for  the  space  of  one  year 
after  such  rejection;  provided,  that  upon  deposit  of  a  card  a  Brother  can  apply 
at  any  time. 

Sec.   10.     A  proposition  for  membership  can  be  withdrawn  any  time  prior 


24  Constitution  of 

to  the  report  of  the  committee  thereon  being  read  to  the  Lodge.  If  a  person 
shall  be  illegally  or  fraudulently  elected  a  member  of  this  Lodge,  at  any  time 
previous  to  the  applicant's  initiation,  the  Lodge  can,  by  a  majority  vote,  order 
a  new  ballot.  In  case  an  illegal  ballot  is  cast,  the  presiding  officer  cannot 
declare  the  ballot  void;  it  can  only  be  done  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  Lodge. 

ARTICLE   III. 

FEES,    DUES    AND    BENEFITS. 

Section  i.  The  fees  and  dues  of  this  Lodge  shall  not  be  less  than  fifteen 
dollars  for  initiation;  five  dollars  for  admission  by  card;  ten  dollars  for  admis- 
sion by  dismissal  certificate,  as  an  ancient  Odd  Fellow,  or  as  a  non-affiliate 
Odd  Fellow;  ten  dollars  each  for  the  first  and  second  degrees;  and  five  dollars 
for  the  third  degree,  and  such  amount  of  dues  as  shall  be  determined  by  the 
by-laws;  in  addition  to  which  the  Lodge  may  provide  for  a  widows',  orphans* 
and  educational  fund,  and  funeral  tax,  and  for  extraordinory  assessments  for 
Lodge  purposes. 

Sec,  2.  Every  member  not  over  thirteen  weeks  in  arrears  to  the  Lodge 
for  dues,  or  an  aggregate  of  dues,  fines  and  assessments,  to  an  amount  equal  to 
more  than  thirteen  weeks'  dues,  shall,  in  case  of  being  disabled  by  sickness  or 
bodily  accident  from  following  his  usual  occupation, or  otherwise  earning  a  live- 
lihood, be  entitled  to  and  may  receive  such  weekly  benefits  from  the  funds  of 
the  Lodge  as  may  be  provided  by  its  by-laws;  provided ^  such  weekly  benefits 
shall  not  exceed  in  amount  one-half  the  amount  of  yearly  dues;  andy  provided 
further,  his  sickness  or  disability  has  not  been  occasioned  by  any  unnecessary 
exposure,  imprudence  or  immoral  conduct,  or  not  constitutionally  diseased 
prior  to  his  admission  to  the  Lodge;  in  such  cases  no  benefits  can  be  allowed. 
Nor  will  any  brother  be  entitled  to  benefits  until  the  expiration  of  six  months 
from  the  date  of  his  admission.  All  dues,  fines  and  assessments  to- be  deducted 
from  benefits  previous  to  their  payments 

Sec.  3.  Should  a  Brother's  disability  be  local  and  apparently  permanent, 
but,  his  general  health  not  disqualify  him  from  followmg  some  occupation  by 
which  he  can  secure  a  livelihood,  he  is  not  entitled  to- benefits  under  this  Consti- 
tution. 

Sec.  4.  Any  Brother  who  is  in  good  health,  but  in  arrears  for  over 
thirteen  weeks,  or  an  aggregate  amount  including  fines  and  assessments  equal 
to  more  than  thirteen  weeks  dues,  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  benefits  for  any 
sickness  or  disability  that  may  arise  prior  to  the  expiration  of  four  weeks  after 
the  payment  of  said  arrearages  in  fulL  "Arrears  "  shall  be  construed  to  be  the 
amount  in  excess  of  thirteen  weeks. 

Sec.  5.  In  case  of  the  death  of  a  member  not  over  one  year  in  arrears  for 
dues,  or  an  aggregate  amount,  including  fines  and  assessments,  equal  to  one 


Subordinate  Lodges.  25 

year's  dues,  or  the  wife  of  such  member,  there  shall  be  allowed  from  the  Lodge 
funds  not  less  than  thirty  dollars  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  burial.  In  the 
absence  of  competent  relations,  the  N.  G.  shall  take  charge  of  the  funeral  and 
render  an  account  of  the  disbursements.  Should  a  deceased  brother  in  good 
standing,  in  accordance  with  Section  2  of  this  Article,  leave  a  wife  and  children, 
or  either,  they  shall  be  entitled  to  not  less  than  thirty  dollars  funeral  benefits, 
to  be  paid  only  to  said  wife  and  children.  All  orders  for  benefits  or  funeral 
expenses  shall  be  by  vote  of  the  Lodge. 


ARTICLE   IV. 

DEGREES. 

Section  i.  A  Brother  who  has  been  in  membership  one  month  shall  be 
eligible  for  degrees,  but  shall  not  be  elected  to  more  than  two  degrees  at  the 
same  meeting,  unless  a  dispensation  be  obtained  therefor  from  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter, or  his  Deputy  for  the  District. 

Sec.  2.  Application  for  election  to  any  of  the  degrees  of  a  Subordinate 
Lodge  shall  be  accompanied  with  the  amount  required  therefor,  and  shall  be 
presented  to  the  Lodge  when  open  in  that  order  of  business,  if  so  provided;  if 
not,  in  the  order  of  new  business;  and  when  the  Lodge  has  regularly  closed,  it 
shall  then  forthwith  open  in  the  degrees  and  ballot  upon  the  application,  and 
if  the  ballot  be  fair,  the  applicant  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  said  degrees  at 
any  time  appointed  by  the  Noble  Grand;  but  if  one  black  ball  shall  appear, 
the  application  shall  lie  over  until  the  next  succeeding  meeting  of  the  Lodge  in 
the  same  degree,  when  a  new  ballot  shall  be  taken,  and  if  three  or  more  black 
balls  appear,  the  degree  applied  for  shall  be  refused,  and  the  applicant  shall 
be  debarred  from  renewing  his  application  for  six  months;  but  if  less  than  three 
black  balls  appear,  the  applicant  shall  be  elected  to  receive  said  degrees. 

Sec.  3.  This  Lodge  may  also  confer  the  Degree  of  Rebekah  on  all  Third 
Degree  members  in  good  standing,  their  wives,  widows  of  members  in  good 
standing  at  the  time  of  their  death,  the  unmarried  legally  adopted  daughters, 
sisters,  and  the  widowed  sisters  of  Third  Degree  members;  provided^  that  the 
daughters  and  sisters  of  members  shall  have  attained  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
and  are  recomnvended  by  their  parents,  guardian,  or  their  brother. 

ARTICLE    V. 

OFFICERS. 

Section  i.     The  elective  officers  of  this  Lodge  shall  consist  of  a  Noble 

Grand,  Vice  Grand,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  who  shall  serve  a  regular  term 

each,  and  the  Lodge  may  elect  a  Permanent  Secretary  for  the  same  time,  or  for 

one  year,  to  take  charge  of  the  accounts  between  the  Lodge  and  its  members^ 

4 


26  Constitution  of 

Sec.  2.  The  appointed  officers  shall  consist  of  a  Warden,  Conductor, 
Outside  Guardian,  Inside  Guardian,  Right  Supporter  of  Noble  Grand,  Left 
Supporter  of  Noble  Grand,  Right  Supporter  of  Vice  Grand,  Left  Supporter  of 
Vice  Grand,  and  Right  and  Left  S.  Supporters,  who  shall  each  serve  a  regular 
term;  and  the  N.  G.  may  also  appoint  a  Chaplain  for  a  regular  term. 

Sec.  3.  No  member  shall  be  installed  as  N.  G.,  unless  he  has  served  a 
term  as  V.  G.,  or  the  last  of  a  term  to  fill  a  vacancy;  nor  as  V.  G.,  unless  he 
has  served  a  term  or  a  majority  of  the  nights  of  a  term,  including  the  last  night, 
in  an  inferior  office,  other  than  Permanent  Secretary  or  Chaplain;  such  service 
in  office,  whether  elected  or  appointed  in  any  other  Lodge,  is  qualifying;  pro- 
vided, a  Brother  has  a  certificate  to  that  effect,  under  seal  of  a  Lodge  in  good 
standing;  -provided^  that  any  Third  Degree  member  may  be  elected  if  all  quali- 
fied Brothers  refuse  to  serve,  and  a  dispensation  be  granted  by  the  M.  W. 
Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  or  Deputy  of  the  District,  previous  to  the 
election. 

Sec.  4.  The  N.  G.  and  V.  G.  must  each  be  in  possession  of  the  Degree  of 
Rebekah,  and  all  elective  and  appointed  officers  shall  be  clear  of  all  pecuniary 
charges  on  the  books,  and  have  attained  the  Third  Degree  previous  to  instal- 
lation. 

Sec.  5.  Nominations  for  Elective  Officers  shall  be  made  only  on  the  two 
regular  meetings  immediately  preceding  that  of  the  regular  election,  except 
when  the  nominees  for  an  office  all  decline.  There  having  been  but  one  candi- 
date, and  he  having  been  beaten  by  blarik  ballots,  the  N.  G.  shall  declare  the 
■candidate  out  of  nomination. 

Sec.  6.  Officers  shall  be  elected  at  the  last  regular  meeting  in  each  term, 
and  be  installed  at  the  first  regular  meeting  in  the  new  term;  provided,  the 
installing  officer  be  present;  if  absent,  the  Lodge  may,  by  vote,  defer  it  for  one 
week,  or  call  a  special  meeting  for  the  purpose  at  the  request  of  the  D.  D. 
Grand  Master. 

Sec.  7.  Any  officer  absenting  himself  from  the  Lodge  for  three  successive 
meetings,  except  in  case  of  sickness,  or  any  officer  for  misconduct  or  neglect,  as 
such,  may  be  removed  by  a  vote  of  two- thirds  of  the  members  voting  at  the 
next  regular  meeting  after  a  resolution  therefor  has  been  offered  in  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  8.  Vacancies  in  any  elective  office  may  be  filled  by  the  Lodge  by 
nomination  and  election  at  the  next  regular  meeting  after  nominating;  and 
until  so  filled,  the  N.  G.  shall  appoint  a  member  to  the  office,  pro  tem. 

Sec.  9.  The  duties  of  the  various  officers  shall  be  as  laid  down  in  the 
charges  of  office,  and  as  specified  by  this  Constitution  and  the  by-laws  of  the 
Lodge. 


Subordinate  Lodges,  27 

Sec.  io.  The  N.  G.,  or  officer  acting  as  such,  shall  appoint  the  majority, 
and  the  V.  G.,  or  the  officer  acting  as  such,  the  minority  of  all  committees  on 
candidates  and  charges. 

Sec.  II.  The  Lodge  shall,  at  its  first  regular  meeting  in  April  of  each 
year,  elect  three  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge  for  its  charter,  and  one 
for  each  fifteen  members,  as  shown  by  its  report  on  the  31st  day  of  December 
of  the  previous  year. 

Sec.  12.  Representatives  must  be  Past  Grands  in  good  standing  in  the 
Lodge  at  the  time  of  their  election,  and  shall  hold  their  office  for  one  year  from 
the  date  of  the  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  Should  a  vacancy  occur  it  may 
be  filled  by  an  election  at  any  regular  meeting  of  the  Lodge  previous  to  the 
annual  session  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge. 


ARTICLE   VL 

Section  i.  A  member  to  be  entitled  to  the  term  pass-word  at  the  begin- 
ning of  a  term  must  have  paid  all  dues,  fines  and  assessments  against  him  to 
that  date;  and  a  member  who  is  in  arrears  for  dues  more  than  thirteen  weeks, 
or  an  aggregate  of  dues,  fines  and  assessments  to  an  amount  equal  to  more  than 
thirteen  weeks'  dues,  shall  not  be  entitled  to  weekly  or  funeral  benefits,  nor  to 
vote  or  speak  in  the  Lodge,  but  may  visit  his  own  Lodge  until  dropped  from 
membership,  suspended  or  expelled  in  accordance  with  law.  The  Lodge  cannot 
refuse  to  receive  any  part  of  the  dues  of  a  member  prior  to  the  time  he  is  dropped 
from  membership,  and  no  member  can  be  dropped  from  membership  for  non- 
payment of  dues,  unless  at  the  time  of  being  dropped  he  shall  be  indebted  to 
the  Lodge  for  more  than  one  year's  dues.  Any  member  eleven  months  in 
arrears  for  dues  shall  be  notified  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Lodge  of  the  condition 
of  his  account.  If  he  still  neglect  payment,  at  the  end  of  one  year  the  Secretary 
shall  so  report  to  the  N.  G.  of  the  Lodge,  when  the  N,  G.  shall  read  the 
Brother's  name  for  the  first  time  as  liable  to  be  dropped  from  membership. 
The  matter  shall  then  lie  over  for  one  week,  when,  if  no  payment  has  been 
made,  the  N.  G.  shall  declare  him  dropped  from  membership,  unless  the  Lodge 
shall  otherwise  decide.  The  fact  of  a  member  being  over  twelve  months  in 
arrears  does  not  constitute  him  a  dropped  member.  To  render  him  such,  the 
Lodge  must  formally  declare  him  to  be  dropped. 

Sec.  2.  Any  member  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  principles  of  the  Order, 
the  Constitution,  By-laws  or  Rules  of  Order  of  this  Lodge,  or  who  shall  know- 
ingly propose  an  unworthy  applicant  for  membership,  be  guilty  of  immorality, 
feign  sickness  with  a  view  to  abuse  the  benevolent  intentions  of  the  Order,  or 
shall  divulge,  except  to  a  member  of  the  Order  legally  entitled  to  the  same, 
any  of  the  proceedings  of  this  Lodge  or  of  the  Order  required  to  be  kept  secret,. 


28  Constitution  of 

shall  be  reprimanded,  suspended  (not  to  exceed  two  years),  or  expelled,  as  the 
Lodge  may  determine. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  within  this  jurisdiction,  who 
shall,  upon  due  trial,  be  convicted  of  using  intoxicating  liquors  to  such  an 
extent  as  to  cause  him  to  habitually  neglect  his  family  or  business,  shall  be  con- 
sidered a  common  drunkard,  and  shall  be  expelled  from  the  Order, 

Sec.  4.  Notice  of  all  suspensions,  expulsions,  rejections,  reinstatements, 
and  of  Brothers  dropped  from  membership,  shall  forthwith  be  forwarded  to 
every  Lodge  in  the  District,  and  to  the  Subordinate  Encampment,  of  which  the 
Lodge  shall  have  been  notified  of  such  Brother  having  become  a  member;  also, 
to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  5.  Every  member  shall  be  entitled  to  a  fair  trial  for  any  offense 
involving  reprimand,  suspension  or  expulsion.  No  member  shall  be  put  upon 
trial  unless  charges,  prepared  in  strict  accordance  with  the  code  of  procedure 
regulating  charges  and  trials,  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Lodge,  in  writing,  and 
signed  by  a  member  of  the  Order  in  good  standing. 

ARTICLE   VII. 

Section  1.  Any  person  who  may  have  ceased  to  be  a  member  in  conse- 
tjuence  of  non-payment  of  dues,  may  be  reinstated  within  one  year,  by  a  vote  of 
two-thirds  of  the  members  present — the  motion  to  that  effect  having  been  laid 
over  one  week — by  the  payment  of  the  amount  due  the  Lodge  at  the  time  he 
ceased  to  be  a  member;  but  after  one  year,  the  amount  due  the  Lodge  shall  be 
paid,  and  he  shall  petition  the  Lodge,  in  writing  to  be  reinstated,  which  shall 
be  disposed  of,  in  aii  respects,  as  provided  for  in  Article  II,  Section  7,  for  peti- 
tions for  membership  by  initiation. 

Sec.  2.  Applications  for  reinstatement,  by  card,  by  dismissal  certificate, 
as  an  Ancient  or  non-affiliated  Odd  Fellow,  shall  be  made  by  petition  at  a 
regular  meeting,  and  shall  be  accompanied  by  the  required  fee. 

Sec.  3.  Non-affiliated  Odd  Fellows  who  have  been  regularly  initiated  in 
the  Order,  and  have  retained  membership  therein  for  five  consecutive  years, 
and  who,  at  the  time  of  making  application  for  reinstatement  shall  be  over 
fifty  years  of  age,  may  be  admitted  to  membership  as  non-beneficial  members; 
such  members  to  be  subject  to  the  payment  of  one  dollar  for  admission  and  such 
dues  as  the  by-laws  of  the  Lodge  may  prescribe. 

Sec.  4.  A  member  of  the  Order  having  been  for  twenty-five  years  a  con- 
tributing member,  may  be  admitted  to  membership  in  this  Lodge  without  first 
applying  for  a  withdrawal  card  from  the  Lodge  in  which  he  holds  membership; 
provided,  that,  upon  election  to  membership  in  this  Lodge,  the  Secretary  shall 
notify  the  Lodge  of  which  the  Brother  is  a  member  of  such  election,  whereupon, 


Subordinate  Lodges,  29 

a  withdrawal  card  having  been  granted  to  the  Brother  and  the  same  deposited  in 
this  Lodge,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  all  the  privileges  of  membership  upon  sign- 
ing the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  the  payment  of  the  required  admission 
fee. 

ARTICLE  VIIL 

FUNDS     AND    PROPERTY. 

This  Lodge  has  jurisdiction  over  its  financial  affairs  so  long  ^s  it 
acts  in  obedience  to  its  charter  or  dispensation,  and  of  this  Constitution 
and  the  laws  of  the  Order.  The  funds  and  property  of  this  Lodge  are  *'  trust 
funds,"  to  be  devoted  to  no  other  purpose  than  the  charitable  uses  of  the  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  and  expenditures  legitimately  made  for  Lodge  purposes,  and  the 
advancement  of  the  interests  of  the  Lodge  or  the  Order.  The  funds  may 
be  invested,  from  time  to  time,  as  the  Lodge  shall  direct,  but  no  part  thereof, 
or  of  the  Lodge  property,  or  of  the  proceeds  of  any  sales  of  such  property,  shall 
ever  be  divided  among  the  members,  either  directly  or  under  the  disguise  of  a 
loan  to  a  member,  or  members;  and  in  case  of  a  surrender  or  forfeiture  of  the 
Lodge  charter,  all  the  funds  and  property  of  the  Lodge,  of  whatsoever  kind, 
shall  be  immediately  surrendered  and  delivered  up  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  this  jurisdiction,  or  to  its  officers  or  agents  properly  authorized  to  receive 
them. 

ARTICLE    IX. 

OFFENSES. 

Section  i  .  No  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  concerned  in  organizing  or 
visiting  any  illegal,  spurious,  expelled,  extinct  or  suspended  Lodge  of  Odd 
Fellows;  nor  paint  on  his  sign  any  emblem  of  the  Order,  or  otherwise  exhibit 
any  upon  the  same,  or  have  any  printed  or  engraved  upon  his  business  card,  or 
expose  in  any  public  place  as  a  sign;  nor  receive  or  put  any  motion  from  the 
chair  of  the  N.  G.  unless  he  be  a  Present  or  Past  N.  G.,  or  V.  G.,  or  R.  S.  of 
the  N.  G.,  occupying  the  chair  during  the  temporary  absence  of  the  N.  G. 

Sec.  2.  This  Lodge  shall  not  have  a  public  procession  unless  to  attend 
the  funeral  of  a  member  or  have  any  public  celebration  of  any  kind,  or  get  up 
any  ball  or  public  amusement  in  the  name  of  the  Order,  without  permission  of 
the  Grand  Master,  or  admit  to  membership  any  member  of  an  expelled  or  extinct 
Lodge,  or  reinstate  an  expelled  or  suspended  member  of  this  Lodge  without 
permission  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE   X. 

TERMS    AND   RETURNS. 

Section  i.  All  terms  shall  commence  on  the  1st  day  of  January  and  th6 
1st  day  of  July  of  each  year,  and  end  June  30th  and  December  31st;  providedt 


30  .    Constitution  of 

that  this  shall  not  be  construed  so  as  to  affect  Lodges  who  have  the  permit  of 
the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  to  meet  twice  a  month;  their  terms  to  be  one  year,  and 
shall  commence  January  ist  and  end  December  31st  of  each  year. 

Sec.  2.  The  officers  for  the  term  about  expiring  shall  prepare  and  deliver 
to  the  officer  who  shall  install  their  successors  the  result  of  the  elections  and  a 
regular  report  of  the  work  of  the  term,  including  the  names  of  the  initiated, 
admitted  by  card,  and  as  an  Ancient  Odd  Fellow;  those  suspended  or  expelled, 
and  the  cause  thereof,  and  those  reinstated  and  deceased;  the  number  of  certifi- 
cates for  Degrees  granted;  the  whole  number  in  membership,  and  the  amount 
of  receipts,  accompanied  by  whatever  amount  may  be  due  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 
They  shall  annually  make  to  the  Grand  Lodge  a  full  return  of  members  of 
the  Lodge,  ranked  according  to  the  Degrees  attained,  and  a  statement  of  thef 
number  of  members  relieved  in  the  past  year;  the  number  of  widowed  families 
relieved;  the  number  of  members  buried;  the  number  of  sisters  buried;  the 
amount  of  money  applied  to  each  of  these  purposes,  designating  the  amount 
paid  for  the  education  of  orphans;  the  amount  of  money  in  the  treasury;  amount 
of  widows'  and  orphans'  fund,  and  the  amount  of  investments. 

Sec.  3.  Should  the  Lodge  fail  to  make  any  of  these  returns  for  one  year, 
it  shall  thereby  forfeit  its  charter  and  become  extinct,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  G.  Master  or  D.  D.  G.  M.  to  withhold  the  A.  T.  P.  W.  and  the 
term  P.  W.  until  such  returns  are  made  and  the  amount  due  the  Grand  Lodge 
is  paid.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  last  installed  officers  to  transmit  or 
surrender  to  the  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy  the  charter,  books,  papers,  furni- 
ture, funds  and  other  property  of  the  Lodge» 


ARTICLE   XI. 

CARDS    AND    GERTIFICATES. 

Section  r.  Applications  for  cards  must  be  made  in  open  Lodge,  either 
in  person  or  in  writing.  All  dues,  fines  or  assessments  must  be  paid  in  full  up 
to  the  time  for  which  a  visiting  card  is  granted,  and  a  withdrawal  card  cannot 
be  granted  to  a  member  who  is  not  clear  of  the  books. 

Sec.  2.  A  withdrawal  card,  as  soon  as  granted,  relieves  the  Lodge  from, 
all  liability  for  benefits,  whether  the  card  be  taken  or  not. 

Sec.   3.     A  visiting  card  cannot  be  granted  for  more  than  CMie  year. 

Sec.  4.  On  application  therefor,  the  Lodge  may,  by  a  two-thirds'  vote,, 
grant  a  card  to  the  wife  of  a  member  in  good  standing,  or  the  widow  of  a  mem- 
ber in  good  standing  at  the  time  of  his  death;  such  card  cannot  be  granted  to 
a  wife  for  more  than  one  year,  but  when  granted  to  a  widow  shall  be  valid 
during  her  widowhood. 


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Sec.  5.  When  a  Brother  who  has  been  dropped  for  non-payment  of  dues 
applies  for  reinstatement,  and  the  application  is  rejected,  he  shall  be  entitled 
to,  and  the  Lodge  shall  grant  him,  a  dismissal  certificate  upon  the  payment  of 
one  dollar. 

Sec.  6.  A  withdrawal  card  must  be  granted  by  ball  ballots.  A  ballot  by 
which  a  withdrawal  card  is  granted  cannot  be  reconsidered  or  rescinded. 


ARTICLE    XIL 

APPEALS. 

An  appeal  from  the  action  of  the  Lodge  on  a  decision  of  law  only  may  be 
taken  at  any  time  within  two  weeks  after  the  decision,  upon  filing  with  the 
Secretary  notice  of  appeal,  and  the  grounds  thereof,  whereupon  the  Secretary 
shall  forthwith  send  a  certified  copy  of  the  same  to  the  D.  D.  G.  M. 

f 
ARTICLE    XIII. 

BY-LAWS. 

Section  i.  This  Lodge  may  make,  alter  or  rescind  such  By-laws,  Rules 
or  Resolutions,  from  time  to  time,  as  may  be  deemed  expedient;  provided^  that 
they  do  not  contravene  this  Constitution,  or  the  Constitution,  By-laws  or  Regula- 
tions of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Slate  of  Nevada  or  of  the  Sovereign  Grand' 
Lodge;  and^  provided  further^  that  when  an  amendment  is  proposed,  the  Section 
proposed  to  be  amended  shall  be  set  forth  at  length  as  it  would  read  should  the 
proposed  amendment  be  adopted. 

Sec.  2.  The  By-laws  of  this  Lodge  shall  not  go  into  force  and  effect  until 
duly  approved  by  the  Committee  on  Laws  of  Subordinates,  and  the  manuscript 
copy  of  such  By-laws  shall,  before  being  printed,  be  transmitted  to  the  Grand 
Secretary,  to  be  submitted  to  the  said  committee  for  their  approval. 

ARTICLE   XIV. 

AMENDMENTS  AND  INTERPRETATIONS. 

Section  i.  When  any  doubt  arises  of  the  true  meaning  of  any  part  of 
these  Articles,  it  shall  be  determined  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  These  Articles,  or  any  part  thereof,  shall  not  be  altered,  amended, 
suspended  or  annulled  except  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  at 
a  regular  session. 


CONSTITUTION 


OF 


Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodges 


SUBORDINATE   TO   THE 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE,  I.  0.  0.  F., 


OF  THE 


STATE    OF    NEVADA, 

As  Adopted  at  tlie  Fifteenth  Annual  Session,  1881. 


For  the  purpose  of  effecting  uniformity  in  the  administration  of  the  priv- 
ileges, benefits  and  honors  of  the  Rebekah  Degree,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  within  this 
jurisdiction,  the  Right  Worthy  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  of  the  State  of  Nevada  ordains  the  following  Constitution  for  Rebekah 
Degree  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction  ; 

ARTICLE    I. 

This  Lodge  shall  consist  of  seven  members  in  good  standing,^  including 

one  qualified  to  preside  at  its  meetings,  to  be  hailed  and  entitled  

Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodge,  No ,  Independent  Order  af  Odd  Fellows  of 

the  State  of  Nevada,  holding  a  legal  and  unreclaimed  charter  granted  or  sanc- 
tioned by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the 

5 


34  Constitution  of 

State  of  Nevada.     It  cannot  voluntarily  surrender  its  charter  so  long  as  seven 
(7)  members  object  thereto. 

ARTICLE   II. 

This  Lodge  shall  have  pow^er  to  confer  the  Degree  of  Rebekah  on  all 
Scarlet  Degree  members  of  the  Order  who  present  a  certificate  of  good  stand- 
ing from  their  Lodges;  the  wives  of  Scarlet  Degree  members  in  good  standing; 
the  widows  of  Odd  Fellows  presenting  a  certificate  from  a  Lodge  of  which 
their  husbands  were  members  in  good  standing  at  the  time  of  their  death;  the 
unmarried  daughters,  unmarried  sisters  and  widowed  sisters  of  Scarlet  Degree 
members,  who  have  attained  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  upon  the  recom* 
mendation  of  their  parents,  guardian,  or  iheir  brother. 

ARTICLE   III. 

OF   MEETINGS. 

This  Lodge  shall  hold  regular  meetings  twice  each  month,  and  special 
meetings  as  prescribed  by  the  By-laws. 

ARTICLE   IV. 

PROPOSITIONS   FOR   MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  i.  The  name  of  a  person  offered  for  membership,  with  his  or 
her  name,  residence  and  occupation,  must  be  proposed  by  a  member,  in  writ- 
ing, signed  by  the  applicant,  with  the  names  of  two  persons  as  references 
attached  and  entered  upon  the  record,  and  forthwith  be  referred  to  a  committee 
of  three  members  for  investigation,  who  shall  report  at  the  next  succeeding 
regular  meeting  (unless  extraordinary  circumstances  prevent),  when  the  candi- 
date shall  be  balloted  for  with  ball  ballots,  and,  if  three  or  more  black  balls 
appear,  the  applicant  shall  be  declared  rejected,  but,  if  less  than  three  black 
balls  appear,  the  applicant  shall  be  declared  elected;  provided^  that  no  appli- 
cant shall  be  admitted  to  membership  in  this  Lodge,  or  to  sign  the  Constitution 
and  By-laws,  until  the  next  succeeding  regular  meeting  thereafter.  Applicants 
by  card  or  dismissal  certificates  shall  be  disposed  of  in  the  same  manner. 

Sec.  2.  No  reconsideration  of  an  unfavorable  balloting  can  be  had,  unless 
all  the  members  who  cast  the  black  balls  against  an  applicant  for  membership 
voluntarily  make  a  motion  for  a  reconsideration  of  the  ballot,  and  in  such  a 
case  the  vote  on  the  reconsideration  shall  be  taken  by  ball  ballots,  and,  if  all 
the  balls  cast  be  in  favor  of  it,  the  reconsideration  shall  be  had;  whereupon  the 
application  shall  lie  over  until  the  next  succeeding  regular  meeting,  when  another 
ballot  shall  be  had  with  ball  ballots,  and,  if  the  same  be  unanimously  in  favor  of 
the  applicant,  he  or  she  shall  be  elected,  but,  if  one  or  more  black  balls  appear 
in  either  ballot,  the  applicant  shall  be  rejected,  and  never  more  than  one  motion 


Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodges.  35 

for  a  reconsideration  shall  be  allowed.  A  favorable  balloting  can  be  recon- 
sidered at  any  meeting  prior  to  the  admission  of  the  candidate;  provided,  a 
majority  of  the  members  present  agree  thereto. 

Sec.  3.  To  be  in  good  standing  in  this  Lodge  it  is  necessary  that  a  Brother 
shall  be  in  good  standing  in  his  Subordinate  Lodge.  A  Sister  to  be  in  good 
standing  must  be  free  from  all  charges  on  the  books  of  this  Lodge,  financially 
or  otherwise. 

Sec.  4.  A  member  to  be  entitled  to  the  S.  A.  P.  W.,  at  the  beginning  of 
a  term,  must  have  paid  all  dues  against  him  or  her  to  that  date;  and  a  member 
of  this  Lodge  who  is  in  arrears  for  weekly  or  funeral  dues  more  than  thirteen 
weeks  is  not  entitled  to  speak  or  vote  in  the  Lodge,  but  is  a  contributing  mem- 
ber until  dropped  from  membership,  or  expelled;  and  as  such  is  entitled  to  visit 
his  or  her  own  Lodge.  He  or  she  cannot,  however,  become  entitled  to  benefits 
until  he  or  she  shall  have  paid  up  in  full  all  dues  and  fines — weekly  and  funeral — 
that  have  accrued  against  him  or  her  up  to  the  date  of  payment,  nor  then,  until 
the  expiration  of  such  time  thereafter  as  may  by  the  laws  be  provided  as  a 
penalty. 

Sec.  5.  This  Lodge  cannot  refuse  to  receive,  in  full  or  in  part,  the  dues 
of  a  member  prior  to  the  time  he  or  she  ceased  to  be  a  member,  and  no  mem- 
ber can  be  suspended  or  dropped  from  membership  for  non-payment  of  dues, 
unless  at  the  time  he  or  she  is  dropped  they  shall  be  indebted  to  the  Lodge  for 
more  than  one  year's  dues.  Any  member  of  this  Lodge  who  shall  neglect  or 
refuse  to  pay  the  dues  fixed  by  law,  for  the  space  of  one  year,  shall  be  reported 
by  the  Secretary  to  the  Noble  Grand,  and,  unless  the  Lodge  shall  otherwise 
direct,  such  member  shall  thereupon  be  dropped  from  membership,  he  or  she 
having  first  been  notified  of  the  action  that  would  be  taken,  a  record  of  which 
shall  be  made  upon  the  minutes.  The  mere  fact  of  a  member  being  over  twelve 
months  in  arrears  does  not  constitute  him  or  her  a  dropped  member.  To  render 
them  such,  the  Lodge  must  formally  declare  them  to  have  ceased  membership. 

Sec.  6.  Any  member  who  has  ceased  membership  for  non-payment  of 
dues  may  be  reinstated  within  one  year  by  a  two-thirds'  vote  of  the  members 
present  at  any  regular  meeting,  by  payment  of  the  amount  due  the  Lodge  at 
the  time  of  suspension,  a  motion  to  that  effect  having  laid  over  one  meeting. 
After  the  lapse  of  one  year,  application  must  be  made  in  accordance  with  Sec- 
tion I  of  this  Article,  and  upon  payment  of  one  year'^s  dues. 

Sec.  7.  When  a  candidate  has  been  rejected,  notice  thereof  shall  be  sent 
without  delay  to  the  Grand  Secretary  and  to  all  the  Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodges 
in  this  jurisdiction. 


36  Constitution  of 


ARTICLE    V. 

OFFICERS. 

Section  i.  The  elective  officers  of  this  Lodge  shall  consist  of  a  Noble 
Grand,  Vice  Grand,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  who  shall  serve  a  regular  term 
each,  and  the  Lodge  may  elect  a  Permanent  Secretary  for  the  same  time,  or  for 
one  year,  to  take  charge  of  the  accounts  between  the  Lodge  and  its  members. 

Sec.  2.  The  appointed  ofhcers  shall  consist  of  a  Warden,  Conductor,  Out- 
side Guardian,  Inside  Guardian,  Right  Supporter  of  Noble  Grand,  Left  Sup- 
porter of  Noble  Grand,  Right  Supporter  of  Vice  Grand  and  Left  Supporter  of 
Vice  Grand,  who  shall  serve  a  regular  term;  and  the  Lodge  may  also  appoint 
a  Chaplain  for  a  regular  term.  , 

Sec.  3.  No  member  shall  be  installed  N.  G.,  unless  he  or  she  shall : 
First,  be  an  actual  contributing  member  in  good  standing  in  the  Lodge;  second, 
no  member  shall  be.  eligible  to  the  office  of  N.  G.,  unless  previous  service  is 
shown  in  the  ofhce  of  V.  G.  in  a  Degree  of  Rebekah  or  Subordinate  Lodge. 
The  other  elective  and  appointed  officers  shall  be  members  of  this  Lodge  in  good 
standing. 

Sec.  4.  Officers  of  the  Lodge  shall  be  clear  of  all  pecuniary  charges  on 
the  books  of  whatever  kind  previous  to  installation. 

Sec.  5.  Nominations  for  elective  officers  shall  be  made  at  the  meeting 
immediately  preceding  that  of  the  regular  election,  and  also  on  the  night  of  the 
election.  There  having  been  but  one  candidate,  and  he  or  she  having  been 
beaten  by  blank  ballots,  the  Noble  Grand  shall  declare  the  candidate  out  of 
nomination. 

Sec.  6.  Officers  shall  be  elected  at  the  last  regular  meeting  in  each  term, 
and  be  installed  at  the  first  regular  meeting  in  the  new  term;  provided^  the 
installing  officer  be  present;  if  absent,  the  Lodge  may,  by  vote,  defer  it  for  one 
week,  or  call  a  special  meeting  for  the  purpose,  at  the  request  of  the  D.  D. 
Grand  Master. 

Sec.  7.  Any  officer  being  absent  from  the  Lodge  for  three  successive 
meetings,  except  in  case  of  sickness,  or  any  officer  for  misconduct  or  neglect, 
may  be  removed  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present  at  the  next 
meeting,  after  a  resolution  has  been  offered  for  that  purpose  in  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  8.  Vacancies  in  any  elective  office  may  be  filled  by  the  Lodge  by 
nomination,  and  election  at  the  next  regular  meeting  after  nominating,  and 
until  so  filled  the  N.  G.  shall  appoint  a  member  to  the  office,  pro  tern. 

Sec.  9.  The  duties  of  the  various  officers  shall  be  as  laid  down  in  the 
charges  of  office,  and  as  specified  by  this  Constitution  and  the  By-laws  of  the 
Lodge. 


Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodges.  37 

Sec.  IO.  The  N.  G.,  or  officer  acting  as  such,  shall  appoint  the  majority, 
and  the  V.  G.,  or  officer  acting  as  such,  the  minority  of  all  committees  on  can- 
didates and  charges. 

Sec.  II.  No  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  concerned  in  organizing  or 
visiting  any  illegal,  spurious,  expelled,  extinct,  or  suspended  Lodges  of  Odd 
Fellows;  nor  paint  on  his  or  her  sign  any  emblem  of  the  Order,  or  otherwise 
exhibit  any  upon  the  same,  or  have  any  printed  or  engraved  upon  his  or  her 
business  card,  nor  expose  in  a  public  place  as  a  sign. 

ARTICLE   VL 

TERMS    AND    RETURNS, 

Section  i.  All  terms  shall  commence  on  January  ist  and  July  ist  of  each 
year,  and  end  on  June  30th  and  December  31st  of  each  year. 

Sec.  2.  The  officers  for  the  term  about  expiring  shall  prepare  and  deliver 
to  the  officer  who  shall  install  their  successors  the  result  of  the  elections,  and 
a  regular  report  of  the  work  for  the  term,  including  the  number  of  members, 
and  shall  make  an  annual  report  in  full  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  all  dues  and 
receipts,  also  of  all  benefits  and  expenses  for  the  year. 

ARTICLE   VII. 

REVENUE. 

This  Lodge  may  provide  for  a  revenue  in  its  By-laws,  by  fixing  quarterly 
dues,  and  fines  and  penalties  upon  its  officers  and  members;  provided^  that  the 
admission  fee  be  not  less  than  two  dollars. 

ARTICLE   VIII. 

BENEFITS. 

The  Lodge  may,  by  its  By-laws,  provide  for  the  payment  of  such  weekly 
and  funeral  benefits  as  they  may  deem  proper. 

ARTICLE   IX. 

FUNDS. 

There  shall  be  but  one  fund  in  this  Lodge,  to  be  called  the  General  Fund, 
which  shall  consist  of  the  moneys,  stocks  and  other  securities  belonging  to  the 
Lodge,  to  be  held  exclusively  as  a  trust  fund,  to  be  devoted  to  no  other  purpose 
than  the  charitable  uses  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  The  funds  may  be  invested,  from 
time  to  time,  as  the  Lodge  may  direct,  but  no  part  thereof,  or  of  the  Lodge 
property,  or  of  the  proceeds  of  any  sales  of  such  property,  shall  ever  be 
divided  among  the  members;   and  in  case  of  a  surrender  or  forfeiture  of  the 


39  Constitution. 

Lodge  charter,  all  the  funds  and  property  of  the  Lodge,  of  whatsoever  kind, 
shall  be  immediately  surrendered  and  delivered  up  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  this  jurisdiction,  or  to  its  officers  or  agents  legally  authorized  to  receive 
them. 

ARTICLE    X. 

CARDS. 

Section  i.  A  withdrawal  card  cannot  be  granted  to  any  member  who  is 
not  clear  of  the  books. 

Sec.  2.  Visiting  cards  shall  be  applied  for  in  open  Lodge,  and  the  dues 
must  be  paid  up  to  the  time  for  which  the  card  is  to  be  granted. 

Sec.  3.  A  Brother  or  a  Sister  who  has  received  the  Degree  of  Rebekah 
may  be  admitted  to  membership  in  this  Lodge,  upon  the  presentation  of  proper 
withdrawal  cards  or  dismissal  certificates  from  a  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge,  or  a 
certificate  from  a  Subordinate  Lodge. 


ARTICLE   XL 

DISMISSAL   CERTIFICATES. 

Any  member  having  been  dropped  from  membership  for  non-payment  of 
dues  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  a  dismissal  certificate,  and  the  N.  G.  and  Sec- 
retary shall  issue  the  same  upon  the  payment  of  one  dollar. 

ARTICLE   XII. 

Charges  and  trials  shall  be  made  and  conducted  in  strict  conformity  with 
the  Code  adopted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Nevada  and  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Constitution. 

ARTICLE   XIII. 

BY-LAWS. 

Section  i.  This  Lodge  may  make,  alter  or  rescind  such  By-laws,  rules 
and  resolutions,  from  time  to  time,  as  may  be  deemed  expedient;  provided^ 
that  they  do  in  no  wise  contravene  this  Constitution,  or  the  Constitution,  By- 
laws or  regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  or  of  the  Sov- 
ereign Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  The  By-laws  of  this  Lodge,  or  amendments  thereto,  shall  not  go 
into  force  and  effect  until  duly  approved  by  the  Committee  on  Laws  of  Subor- 
dinates, and  the  manuscript  copy  of  such  By-laws  shall,  before  being  printed, 
be  transmitted  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  to  be  submitted  to  said  committee  for 
their  approval. 


Code  of  P 


ODE  OF   r^ROCEDURE 


REGULATING 


Chargesjrials  and  Appeals  from  Proceedings  thereunder. 


CHARGES  AND  SPECIFICATIONS. 

The  charges  must  clearly  set  forth   the  offense  committed,  and  must  be  in 
form  as  follows  :  , 

CHARGES. 

To Ledge,  No...,,  I.  0.0.  F,: 

The  undersigned,  a  member  of. Lodge,  No . . . ,  I.  O.  O.  F., 

under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of 

Nevada,  hereby  charges  Bro ,  a  member  of 

Lodge,  No. .   ,  with  having  been  guilty  of ,  as  more  fully  appears 

by  the  following  specifications  : 

Specification  First, 

Specification  Second. 

Specification  Third. 

The  specifications  must  be  brief,  clear  and  explicit,  and  state  the  offense  of 
which  the  Brother  is  accused  with  precision  and  certainty. 

The  facts  which  are  distinct  in  their  nature  must  be  presented  in  separate 
and  distinct  specifications. 

Every  fact  specified  must  be  alleged  to  have  been  done  on  or  about  a  par- 
ticular day  and  at  a  particular  place. 


40  Code  of  Procedure, 

The  charges  and  specifications  must  be  entered  in  full  on  the  minutes  of 
the  Lodge. 


TRIAL    COMMITTEE. 

The  Trial  Committee  shall  be  appointed  as  provided  by  Sec.  lo,  Art.  VI, 
Constitution  of  Subordinates,  and  shall  consist  of  five  members,  who  must  be, 
if  possible,  the  peers  of  the  accused.     (Sec.  4,  Art.  VII,  Const,  of  Sub.) 

The  committee  shall  organize  as  soon  as  possible  by  electing  a  Chairman 
and  Secretary,  and  shall  cause  to  be  served  upon  the  accused  a  notice  and 
summons,  in  form  as  follows : 

SUMMONS. 

Lodge,  No ,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  | 

,18..  f 

To 

Sir  and  Brother  :     You  are  hereby  notified  that  on  the day 

of A.  D.  18  . , ,  charges  and  specifications — of  which  a  certified 

copy  under  seal  of  the  Lodge  is  herewith  served  on  you — were  preferred 
against  you  and  filed  in  said  Lodge,  and  were  referred  for  trial  to  the  under- 
signed committee. 

You  are  hereby  summoned  to  appear  before  said  committee  at 

on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 . . ,  at  ....  o'clack  . .  M.  of  that 

day,  to  make  answer  to  said  charges  and  proceed  with  the  trial  thereof.  In 
default  of  which  you  will  be  reported  to  said  Lodge  as  being  guilty  of  con- 
tempt thereof. 


Committee. 


SUMMONS — [endorsement.] 

To 


Filed  this day  of ,  A.  D.  18 , 


Secretary  of  Committee. 

Lodge,  No ,  I.  O.  O.  F., 

18.. 


I  hereby  certify  that  on  the day  of A.  D.  18 . . ,  at 

the ,  State  of  Nevada,  I  served  the  within  summons,  also 


Code  of  Procedure^  41. 

the  charges  and  specifications  referred  to  therein,  by  delivering  to  and   leaving 

with  said ,  the  accused,  a  copy  of  said  summons,  attached 

to  a  copy  of  the  charges  and  specifications  against  him,  under  the  seal  o.f  the 
Lodge. 


Member  of  said  Lodge, 
Or,  if  the  accused  will  admit  service,  endorse  the  following  : 

i8.. 

I  hereby  admit  due  service  of  the  within  summons,  also  of  a  duly  certified 
.copy,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  of  the  charges  and  specifications  referred  to 
herein,  this day  of ,A.  D.  i8.. 


Witnesses  for  the  prosecution  and  defense  shall  be  summoned  to  appear 
before  the  committee,  in  form  as  follows  : 

.  .  .  SUBPCENA, 

^  ......:.......:..  Lodge,  No I.  O.  O.  F., ) 

18 \ 

To 

You  are  hereby  notified  and  required  to  appear  before  the  committee  here- 
tofore appointed  to  try  the  charges  preferred  by  Bro 

against  Bro .at on  the day 

of A.  D.  18. .  .,  at. .  .o'clock. .  .m.,  of  that  day,  to  testify  as 

a  witness  therein  oh  behalf  of  said. 

By  order  of  the  committee. 


Secretary  of  the  Committee. 


SUBPCENA — [ENPORSEAfENT^] 


».••••    ••••    •••• 


.LoDGE^  No ,  L  O.  O.  F., 

...^...v ..I's;.. 


I  hereby  certify  that  on  the  day  of. A,  D.  i8 . .  , ,  I 

served  the  within  Subpcena  on by  delivering  to  and  leaving  with 

him  a  copy  thereof  in  the county  of 


Member  of  said  Lodge, 

Or,  y  i 


I  hereby  accept  service  of  the  within  Subpoena  at, 
this: day  of A.  D.  i8.    . 


42  Code  of  Procedure^, 


REPORT   OF   COMMITTEE. 

As  soon  as  practicable  after  the  trial  has  closed  the  committee  shall  report 
to  the  Lodge  in  form  as  follows  : 

REPORT. 

To Lodge,  No...,  I.  O.  O.  F.: 

Your  committee  heretofore  appointed  to  try  the  charges  preferred  against 

Bro by  Bro ,  report  that  the  accompanying 

documents  contain  the  proceedings  of,  and  the  evidence  taken  before  said  com-, 
mittee.  * 

That  from  all  that  appeared  to  said  committee  in  said  case  they  find 
Bro 


•  Committee . 


The  report  of  the  committee  shall  be  spread  upon  the  minutes  of  the 
Lodge  and  the  Secretary  shall  forthwith  notify  the  Brother  of  the  same,  which 
notice  shall  be  in  form  as  follows : 


NOTICE   OF   FILING    REPORT. 


Lodge,  No  ... ,  L  0.0.  F., 
i8... 


To 


Sir  and  Brother  :    Take  notice  that  the  committee  heretofore  appointed 

,    to  try  charges  preferred  against  you  by  Bro have  this 

-   day  filed  their  report  and  find You  hav€  two  weeks 

from  the  date  of  receiving  this   notice  within  which  to  file  your  exceptions 
thereto. 

Yours,  in  F.,  L.  and  T., 


Recording  Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF   FILING   REPORT — [ENDORSEMENT.] 
To... 

Lodge,  No  ... ,  L  O.  O.  F.,  ( 

i8...  f 

1  hereby  certify  that  I  served  the  within  notice  on by 


Code  oj  Procedure,  43 

delivering  to  and  leaving  with  him  a  copy  thereof,  this day  of 

A.  D.  l8.  .   ,  at  the  place  aforesaid. 


Recording  Secretary, 


If  the  Brother  files  exceptions,  they  shall  be  in  form  as  follows  : 

BILL  OF   EXCEPTIONS. 

I8... 

To Lodge,  No..  .,  /.  O.  O.  F.: 

The  undersigned  hereby  presents   the  following  Bill  of  Exceptions  to  the 
report  of  the  committee  heretofore  made  herein  in  relation  to  the  charges  pre. 

ferred  against  him  by  Bro ;  also  to  the  proceedings  of  and 

the  testimony  taken  before  said  committee;  also  to  the  action  and  proceedings 
of  said  Lodge  in  relation  to  said  charges. 

First — Said  charges  and  specifications  are  insufificient  to  show  the  commis- 
sion of  the  offense  charged  against  the  accused  herein  in  this 


Second — The  evidence  is  insufficient  to  sustain  said  charges  or  the  report 
of  the  committee  herein  in  this 


Third — The   following  errors  were   committed  by  the  committee    in   the 
course  of  the  trial  : 


If  no  exceptions  are  filed  within  the  time  specified,  the  Lodge  shall  pro- 
ceed as  provided  in  Sec.  6,  Article  VII,  of  the  Constitution  of  Subordinates. 

APPEALS. 

An  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  from  the  judgment  of  the  Lodge  may  be 
taken  at  any  time  within  two  weeks  after  the  rendering  of  said  judgment,  upon 
filing  with  the  Secretary  of  the  Lodge  notice  of  appeal,  and  the  grounds  thereof, 
which  shall  be  in  form  as  follows  : 

NOTICE   OF     APPEAL. 

To Lodge,  No I.  O,  O.  F.: 

Take  notice  that  the  undersigned  hereby  appeals  from  the  action  and 
judgment  of  this  Lodge  in  the  matter  of  charges  preferred  against  him  by 
Bro on  the  folio-wing  grounds: 


Yours,  in  F.,  L.  and  T., 
Dated ,  i8.. 


44  'Code  of  Procedure. 

If  no  notice  of  appeal  be  given  within  the  time  specified,  then  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Lodge  shall  be  final.     (Sec.  4,  Art.  VII,  Const,  of  Sub.) 

No  appeal  can  be  taken  except  from  a  final  decision.  (Sec.  95,  Digest  S. 
G.  L.)  

In  all  cases  of  appeal  the  Secretary  shall  transmit,  under  seal  of  the 
Lodge,  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  certified  copies  of  the  following  papers  :  1st, 
the  charges  and  specifications;  2d,  the  testimony  and  the  report  of  the  com- 
mittee; 3d,  the  exceptions  filed  to  the  report  of  the  committee;  4th,  the  action 
of  the  Lodge  on  the  exceptions  and  the  report  of  the  committee;  5th,  the  notice 
of  appeal  and  grounds  thereof. 

TRIAL. 

All  exceptions  to  the  formation  of  a  Trial  Committee,  or  challenges  for 
bias  or  previously-formed  opinion,  must  be  made  before  the  Lodge  prior  to  the 
commencement  of  the  trial.  If  the  exceptions  are  sustained  by  the  Lodge, 
another  Brother  shall  be  substituted. 

Any  Brother  on  trial  must  have  allowed  him  a  fair  opportunity  for  defense 
and  be  permitted  to  present  any  matter  in  mitigation. 

A  Brother  on  trial  must  have  an  opportunity,  personally  or  by  counsel,  to 
cross-examine  witnesses.     (Sec.  1,832,  Digest  S.  G.  L.) 

If  a  member  refuse  to  stand  trial,  he  cannot  be  formally  tried,  and  in  such 
case  a  Lodge  may  expel  for  contempt.     (Sec.  1,842,  Digest  S.  G.  L.) 

If  a  Brother  confesses  his  guilt,  it  is  not  necessary  to  proceed  to  trial,  but 
the  Trial  Committee  shall  state  the  fact  in  their  report,  and  the  Lodge  .shall 
proceed  as  in  other  cases. 

When  charges  have  been  preferred  against  a  Brother  remote  from  his 
Lodge,  and  he  answers  the  summons,  denying  the  charge  and  stating  his 
inability  to  attend  the  trial  and  to  procure  counsel,  the  Lodge  shall  appoint 
some  competent  and  disinterested  Brother  as  counsel  for  the  absent  Brother, 
and  shall  proceed  to  try  the  case  in  the  form  prescribed. 

The  general  principles  and  usages  of  the  Order  forbid  that  a  person  not  a 
member  of  the  Order  in  good  standing  should  act  as  counsel  before  a  commit- 
tee while  trying  a  Brother  under  charges. 

In  case  of  the  absence  or  concealment  of  a  Brother  against  whom  charges 
have  been  preferred,  so  that  a  copy  of  the  same,  or  notice  of  trial,  cannot 
be  personally  served  upon  him,  a  copy  of  each  should  be  sent  to  the  Postoflice 
nearest  his  last  known  residence,  and  a  copy  left  at  such  residence,  if  the  same 
be  known,  and  upon  proof  of  that  fact  the  Lodge  may  proceed  with  the  trial,  a 
competent  and  disinterested  Brother  having  been  appointed  as  counsel  for  the 
accused;  provided^  that  such  papers  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  served  upon 


Code  of  Procedure,  45 

the  Brother  only  from  the  date  when  the  constructive  service  above  prescribed 
is  complete;  and  provided  further,  that  in  case  such  Brother  returns  after  the 
conclusion  of  his  trial,  not  having  appeared  on  such  trial  either  in  person  or  by 
counsel  of  his  own  choosing,  and  asks  for  a  new  trial,  the  same  shall  be  granted 
him,  and  the  testimony  of  any  witness  given  at  the  former  trial  may  be  used  at 
the  second  trial,  provided  the  attendance  of  such  witness  cannot  be  had. 

OF   EVIDENCE. 

While  an  ex-parte  statement  may  be  regarded  as  evidence  sufficient  to 
place  a  Brother  on  his  trial,  it  cannot  for  one  moment  be  supposed  that  such 
testimony  is  to  be  permitted  on  the  trial,  as  such  a  course  would  tend  to  pre- 
vent a  full  and  fair  investigation  of  the  charges,  and  thereby  defeat  not  only 
one  of  the  established  rules  of  law,  but  be  a  manifest  injustice  to  the  character 
of  the  accused,  and  in  violation  of  his  constitutional  rights.  (Sec.  632,  Digest 
S.  G.  L.) 

The  testimony  of  a  wife,  for  or  against  her  husband,  cannot  be  allowed. 
(Sec.  632,  Digest  S.  G.  L.) 

No  hearsay  evidence  should  be  permitted. 

If  for  any  reason  the  prosecution  has  failed  to  produce  material  evidence 
before  the  evidence  for  the  defense  has  commenced,  it  is  still  competent  to 
allow  new  evidence  to  be  introduced  by  the  prosecution  at  any  time  before  the 
case  is  finally  submitted  for  decision.  Justice  requires  that  each  party  be 
allowed  to  introduce  all  competent  evidence,  without  regard  to  the  time  when 
such  evidence  is  offered. 

No  testimony  against  a  Brother,  taken  by  any  committee  without  notice  to 
him,  and  in  his  absence,  should  be  received,  except  as  hereinbefore  provided. 

Whenever  a  Subordinate  Lodge,  or  a  member  under  charges,  shall  desire 
to  take  the  testimony  of  a  witness  whose  personal  presence  cannot  be  had  before 
the  committee  trying  said  charges,  his  deposition  may  be  taken  in  the  follow- 
ing manner  :  The  party  desiring  to  take  the  deposition  shall  file  with  the  Secre. 
tary  of  the  Lodge  the  interrogatories  he  wishes  to  be  propounded  to  the  wit- 
ness or  witnesses,  naming  them,  which  shall  be  in  form  as  follows  : 

In  the  matter  of  Charges  by  Bro against 

Bro 

To  the  Secretary  of Lodge,  No ...,/.  (9.  O,  F. : 

Please  take  notice  that   the  undersigned  requires  that  a  commission  issue 

out  of  said  Lodge ,  directed  to to  take  the 

testimony  of ^ ,  a  witness  on  behalf  of 

,  residing  at.  I .,'.  '.". . . ,  and 


files  herewith  the  foUowing  interrogavtories,  to  l>e  propounded  to. said  witness  : 


46  Code  of  Procedure. 


Interrogatory  first  .  . , 
Interrogatory  second, 
(Signed) 


The  Secretary  shall  deliver  or  cause  to  be  delivered  to  the  opposite  party 
a  copy  of  the  notice  and  interrogatories.  The  latter  party,  within  one  week 
from  such  service,  may  file  counter  interrogatories  with  the  Secretary,  if  he  or 
they  think  proper,  which  shall  be  in  form  as  follows  : 

In  the  matter  of  Bro   against 

Bro   


Counter  interrogatories  to  be  propounded  to.  Bro. 
a  witness  on  behalf  of 


Counter  interrogatory  first . . . 
Counter  interrogatory  second. 

(Signed) 


At  the  expiration  of  the  week,  or  sooner,  if  counter  interrogatories  be 
sooner  filed,  the  Secretary  shall  forthwith  forward  them  to  the  Noble  Grand  of 
a  Lodge  near  the  witness,  with  a  commission  authorizing  and  requesting  him 
to  take  the  deposition  of  the  witness  or  witnesses  named,  which  commission 
shall  be  in  form  as  follows  : 

COMMISSION    TO  TAKE   TESTIMOI^Y. 

Hall  of Lodge,  No.  ... ,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

To  the  N.  G.  of Lodge,  No.  ..,  I.  O.  O.  F.: 

You  are  hereby  authorized  and  requested  to  take  the  testimony  of 

,  a  witness  in  the  matter  of  charges  by  Bro 

against  Bro ,  by  first  requiring  him  to  relate  the  truth 

and  whole  truth,  upon  the  honor  of  an  Odd  Fellow  ;  then  propounding  the  in- 
terrogatories  hereto  annexed,  separate  and  in  succession,  taking  his  answers 
in  writing  as  given  ;  then  by  requiring  him  to  attest  the  same  by  his  signature, 
and  date,  and  finally  by  affixing  your  certificate,  under  the  seal  of  your  Lodge^ 
that  the  testimony  was  duly  taken  according  to  law. 


[seal  of  lodge.]  Recording  Secretary. 

The  Secretary  shall  attach  the  papers  in  the  following  order  : 

1st.     Commission. 

2d.     Interrogatories. 

3d.     Counter  interrogatories. 

Upon  the  receipt  of  the  same  the  Noble  Grand  shall,  as  soon  as  possible, 


Code  of  Procedure,  47 

take  or  cause  the  deposition  to  be  taken  by  some  competent  member  of  the 
Order,  causing  every  interrogatory  to  be  propounded  to  the  witness,  and  the 
answers  to  each  reduced  to  writing  in  the  presence  of  the  witness,  and  when 
the  deposition  is  completed,  shall  cause  the  witness  to  sign  the  same,  and  then 
the  Noble  Grand,  or  the  person  taking  the  same,  shall  certify  the  same  to  be 
duly  taken,  which  certificates  shall  be  in  form  as  follows  : 

Lodge,  No.  . . ,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  ) 

,  i8  \ 

I  hereby  certify  that  Bro ,  the  person  named  as 

a  witness  in  the  foregoing  papers,  personally  appeared  before  me  this  day,  and 
after  first  being  by  me  obligated  upon  the  honor  of  an  Odd  Fellow,  testified 
and  made  answer  as  heretofore  set  forth,  and  as  signed  by  him  in  my  presence. 

Dated  this day  of ,  A.  D.  i8. . 

[seal  of  lodge.]  Noble  Grand. 

Such  certificate  shall  be  duly  verified  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and  be 
transmitted  to  the  Lodge  before  which  the  trial  is  pending. 

In  case  there  is  no  Lodge  near  the  witness,  the  deposition  may  be  taken 
by  an  officer  authorized  by  the  law  of  the  State  to  administer  oaths.  The  de- 
position of  persons  not  members  of  the  Order  may  be  taken  in  evidence,  the 
oath  to  be  administered  by  an  officer  authorized  by  the  law  of  the  State  to  ad- 
minister oaths.  Depositiiaaas  thus  taken  may  be  read  in  evidence  in  the  cause 
to  which  they  relate. 

A  case  cannot  be  postponed  to  procure  the  testimony  of  an  absent  witness 
when  the  other  party  to  the"  proceeding  admits  all  that  is  assumed  can  be 
proved  by  such  witness. 

The  accused,  if  he  desire,  shall  be  allowed  to  testify  in  his  own  behalf, 
the  credibility  of  all  witnesses  being  a  matter  for  the  consideration  of  the  Trial 
Committee. 

how  charges  may  be  preferred  against  a  member  of  another  lodge. 

Charges  may  be  preferred  by  a  member  of  one  Lodge  against  a  member  of 
another  Lodge  by  presenting  the  charges  to  the  Lodge  of  which  the  accuser  is 
a  member.  Said  Lodge  shall  forthwith  forward  to  the  Lodge  to  which  the 
accused  may  belong  a  certified  copy  of  the  charges,  over  the  signature  of  the 
Noble  Grand  and  Secretary,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and  the 
Lodge  to  whom  such  charges  shall  be  sent  shall  proceed  to  hear  and  determine 
the  same  in  like  manner  as  if  preferred  by  a  member  of  its  own  body.  (Sec. 
325,  b.  Digest  S.  G.  L.)  ' 


Digest  of  Decisions 


OF  THE 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE  OF  NET  IDA, 


UP   TO   AND    INCLUDING 


THE     SESSION     OF     1881. 


1.  Actual  service  in  office  at  least  a  majority  of  nights  of  a  term  (except 
when  elected  to  fill  a  vacancy),  is  required  to  entitle  an  officer  to  the  honors  of 
the  office,  or  the  Past  Official  Degrees,  and  as  thirteen  nights  do  not  constitute 
a  majority  of  the  term,  officers  are  not  entitled  to  the  honors  of  the  office.  The 
rule  applies  to  the  officers  of  a  new  Lodge.     (Vide  Journal  1867,  p.  58.) 

2.  It  is  not  proper  for  a  Lodge  to  pass  a  standing  resolution  granting  the 
freedom  of  debate  to  a  Brother  of  another  jurisdiction  upon  all  questions  that 
may  come  before  the  Lodge.     (Journal  1868,  p.  149.) 

3.  The  payment  out  of  a  Lodge  fund  for  refreshments  furnished  on  the 
occasion  of  installation  of  officers,  is  not  one  of  the  legitimate  expenses  of  a 
Lodge,  as  recognized  by  authority,  and  consequently  illegitimate.  (Journal 
1868,  pp.  115,  140.) 

4.  D.  D.  Grand  Masters  are  recommended  to  refrain  from  taking  any 
active  part  in  the  business  of  their  Lodges.      (Journal  1868,  pp.  118,  134.) 

5.  A  Subordinate  Lodge  cannot  exempt  a  new  member  from  receiving 
benefits,  unless  he  is  disqualified  by  the  By-laws.  (Journal  1868,  pp.  115,  134; 
Journal  1869,  p.  236.) 

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50  Digest  of  Decisions. 

6.  A  Lodge  has  full  power  to  adopt  and  incorporate  in  its  By-laws  a  form 
of  prayer,  to  be  used  in  opening  and  closing  the  Lodge.  The  Lodge  has  also' 
full  power  to  require  a  strict  adherence  to  the  form  adopted,  but  cannot  oblige 
any  member  of  the  Order  to  offer  up  his  prayers  to  the  Almighty  in  any  form 
or  language  inconsistent  with  his  religious  belief;  and  it  is  not  appropriate  for 
the  Chaplain  of  the  Lodge  to  substitute  his  own  form  of  prayer  for  that  adopted 
by  the  Lodge,  but  he  may  decline  to  perform  that  particular  duty  at  all.  (Jour- 
nal 1868,  pp.  144,  150.) 

7.  If  a  Subordinate  Lodge  remits  the  dues  of  a  member  who  has  been 
suspended,  but  afterward  refuses  to  reinstate  him,  the  member  is  still  a  mem- 
ber suspended  for  non-payment  of  dues.     (Journal  1868,  pp.  153,  156.) 

8.  It  is  illegal  to  elect  the  Junior  Past  Grand  to  any  elective  office  in  his 
Lodge.     (Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

9.  A  Brother  having  committed  suicide,  and  not  being  otherwise  disquali- 
fied by  the  By-laws  of  his  Lodge,  or  otherwise,  is  entitled  to  funeral  benefits. 
(Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

10.  A  visiting  Brother  of  another  jurisdiction  must  be  examined  as  to  his 
knowledge  of  the  degree  in  which  the  Lodge  is  open,  as  well  as  in  the  A.  T. 
P.  W.      (Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

11.  A  visiting  Brother  of  this  jurisdiction  holding  a  traveling  card,  in 
date,  is  entitled  to  the  S.  A.  P.  W.,  and  the  N.  G.  must  invest  him  with  the 
same  on  presentation  of  said  card.      (Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

12.  An  expelled  member  of  the  Order  cannot  visit  a  Lodge,  even  should 
he  be  in  possession  of  the  S.  A.  P.  W.  for  the  term,  and  the  N.  G.  would  be 
right  in  refusing  him  admittance.      (Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

13.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  N.  G.  to  enforce  the  law  as  he  finds  and  under- 
stands the  same,  subject  to  an  appeal.     (Journal  1867,  pp.  196,  235.) 

14.  The  Right  Supporter  of  the  N.  G.  occupies  the  N.  G.'s  chair  tempo- 
rarily, and  may  decide  points  of  order.     (Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

15.  The  N.  G.  has  a  right  to  order  a  fine  entered  against  a  Brother  for 
violation  of  any  of  the  Rules  of  Order,  without  consulting  the  Lodge,  subject 
always  to  an  appeal  thereto.      (Journal  1869,  pp.  196,  235.) 

16.  A  motion  of  appeal  from  the  decision  of  a  Lodge  does  not  cause  a 
stay  of  proceedings  until  the  appeal  is  decided.     (Journal  1869,  p.  243,) 

17.  A  visiting  Brother  claiming  to  be  a  P.  G.,  but  whose  card  declares 
him  only  a  Scarlet  Degree  member,  cannot  be  admitted  as  a  P.  G.,  in  the 
absence  of  members  of  the  Lodge  qualified  to  examine  him  as  a  P.  G.  (Journal 
1869,  p.  245.) 

18.  The  act  of  a  Lodge  granting  a  Withdrawal  Card  severs  a  Brother's 


Digest  of  Decisions.  51; 

r 

connection  with  a  Lodge,  whether  he  takes  a  card  or  not.     (Journal  1869,  p. 
245.) 

19.  The  N.  G.,  when  occupying  the  chair,  should  put  all  questions  him- 
self, and  not  allow  the  V.  G.  to  do  so.      (Journal  1869,  p.  246.) 

20.  It  is  irregular  for  the  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master  to  issue  a  dis- 
pensation to  a  Lodge  authorizing  it  to  confer  the  three  degrees  upon  Brothers 
who  have  been  in  membership  only  one  week.     (Journal  1869,  p.  247.) 

21.  When  a  Brother  signs  the  Constitution  and  By-laws  of  the  Lodge,  he 
then  is  admitted  to  full  membership,  which  guarantees  to  him  all  the  rights 
and  privileges  of  an  initiated  member.      (Journal  1868,  pp.  133,  150.) 

22.  Any  Brother  eligible  to  the  office  of  N.  G.,  and  who  is  duly  elected 
as  such  to  fill  a  vacancy,  and  is  installed  and  serves  as  N.  G.  the  remainder  of 
the  term,  even  if  that  is  only  one  night,  is  entitled  to  all  the  honors  of  the 
office.     (Journal  1868,  p.  140.) 

23.  The  law  compelling  Subordinate  Lodges  to  pay  the  capitation  tax 
before  their  officers  are  installed  does  not  apply  to  the  Degree  of  Daughter  of 
Rebekah  Lodges.  The  installing  officer  has  no  right  to  demand  the  tax,  be- 
cause Degree  of  Rebekah  Lodges  are  Degree  Lodges  only  and  not  Subordinate 
Lodges,  in  contemplation  of  Law.     (Journal  1870,  pp.  300,  354.) 

24.  It  is  legal  to  nominate  and  elect  the  same  night  an  officer  to  fill  a 
vacancy,  when  at  a  previous  meeting  all  who  had  been  nominated  declined. 
(Journal  1870,  pp.  300,  354.) 

25.  Although  the  By-laws  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  declare  that  blank 
ballots  shall  not  be  counted  at  an  election  for  officers,  yet  the  same  being  in 
contravention  of  the  laws  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  the  law 
is  void,  and  blank  ballots  should  legally  be  counted  against  a  candidate. 
(Journal  1870,  pp.  300,  332,  354.) 

26.  The  proper  practice  would  be  to  have  the  charges  (against  a  Brother) 
and  specifications  in  all  cases  entered  upon  the  minutes  of  the  Lodge.  (Journal 
1870,  pp.  330,  352.) 

27.  A  Brother  filling  an  office  to  which  there  is  attached  an'  official 
degree,  is  entitled  to  receive  said  official  degree  even  though  he  may  receive  a 
salary  from  the  Lodge  for  his  services — actual  service  in  office  the  necessary 
number  of  nights  being  his  passport  to  said  official  degree.  (Journal  1871,  pp. 
380,410,425.) 

28.  A  Subordinate  Lodge  can  ask  for  relief  only  by  consent  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  under  which  said  Subordinate  exists,  and  through  the  Grand  Master  of 
the  jurisdiction  to  which  the  application  for  relief  is  made.  (Journal  1871,  pp. 
380,  410,  425.) 


52  Digest  of  Decisions, 

29.  It  is  proper  to  nominate  and  elect  Brothers  for  officers  of  the  Lodge 
during  the  absence  of  said  Brothers,  their  consent  being  first  gained.     (Journal 

1871,  pp.  380,  410,  425.) 

30.  The  true  intent  and  meaning  of  Section  8  of  Article  V,  of  the  Con- 
stitution of  Subordinates,  is  to  allow  nominations  for  oflicers  to  be  made  both 
on  the  night  the  vacancy  occurs  and  on  the  night  of  election.  (Journal  1871, 
pp.  380,  410,  425.) 

31.  A  Brother  acting  as  Outside  Guardian  for  several  Lodges  can  only  be 
installed  into  that  office  in  the  Lodge  of  which  he  is  a  member.  (Journal  1871, 
pp.  381,  410,  425.) 

32.  A  Lodge  has  a  right  to  fine  a  Chaplain  for  absence  when  the  By-laws 
so  provide.     (Journal  1871,  pp.  381,  410,  425.) 

33.  A  candidate  for  Noble  Grand  having  been  blanked,  it  is  proper  to 
open  under  the  head  of  nominations  for  that  office,  provided  there  are  no  other 
members  remaining  in  nomination  for  the  office.     (Journal  1871,  pp.  381,  410, 

425.) 

34.  All  applicants  for  membership  shall  have  actually  resided  in  this 
jurisdiction  for  six  months,  and  for  thirty  days  next  preceding  his  application 
in  the  city  or  town  where  the  Lodge  is  located;  and  in  case  there  is  no  Lodge 
in  the  city  or  town  where  the  applicant  resides,  or  in  the  county  where  he 
resides,  then  in  the  county  nearest  to  where  a  Lodge  is  located.    (Journal  1871, 

p.  419-) 

35.  It  is  necessary  for  the  Recording  Secretary  to  enter  upon  his  minutes 
a  synopsis  only  of    all   communications   from   all   Grand  Officers.      (Journal 

1872,  p.  501.) 

36.  Rebekah  Degree  Lodges  have  a  legal  right  to  enact  a  By-law  provid- 
ing for  a  ballot  on  all  applications  for  membership.  (Journal  1872,  pp.  501, 
570.) 

37.  Past  Grands  can  have  no  rights  upon  the  floor  of  the  Grand  Lodge  as 
Representatives  from  Lodges  U.  D.     (Journal  1872,  pp.  5^3,  569.) 

38.  A  Lodge  has  no  right  to  entertain  charges  against  a  Brother  for  debts 
on  the  outside  of  the  Order.  It  has  no  right  to  interfere  in  the  matter  of  a 
brother's  indebtedness  with  a  member  of  the  Order,  or  any  one  else.  (Journal 
1872,  p.  580.) 

39.  A  Brother  must  serve  a  majority  of  the  nights  of  the  term  to  entitle 
him  to  Past  Official  Degrees,  and  a  resignation  of  the  incumbent  before  the  ex- 
piration of  the  term  works  a  forfeiture  of  the  right  to  obtain  the  said  degrees. 
(Journal  1872,  p.  584.) 

40.  The  O.  G.,  when  called  into  the  Lodge  during  the  opening  ceremony, 


Digest  of  Decisions.  53 

need  not  address  the  Chairs,  but  being  required  to  enter  the  Lodge  while  it  is 
working,  he  is  subject  to  the  same  requirements  in  that  particular  as  other 
officers  or  members.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

41.  The  act  of  withdrawal  from  one  Lodge  and  uniting  with  another  in 
the  same  District  does  not  work  as  a  forfeiture  of  the  office  of  District  Deputy, 
providing  membership  be  obtained  in  the  second  Lodge  within  thirty  days;  but 
no  official  act  should  be  done  while  the  Brother  has  no  membership  in  either 
Lodge.      (Journal  1 873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

42.  Under  the  provisions  of  Section  2  of  Article  XIII,  of  the  Constitution 
of  Subordinates,  all  amendments  to  the  By-laws  of  a  Lodge  must  be  submitted 
through  the  Grand  Secretary  to  the  Committee  on  Laws  of  Subordinates,  and 
be  by  them  approved  before  going  into  effect.  It  matters  not  whether  it  be  an 
entire  new  Code  of  By-laws  or  the  changing  of  a  single  clause  of  a  Section. 
•(Journal  1873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

43.  A  V.  G.,  elected  and  installed  to  fill  a  vacancy,  may  not  appoint  his 
Supporters,  unless  those  appointed  by  his  predecessor,  and  duly  installed,  shall 
first  legally  vacate  their  oftice.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

44.  Members  of  Sister  Lodges  may  not  visit  on  the  P.  W.  of  the  term 
just  expired,  after  the  evening  of  installation  of  officers  in  the  Lodge  they  pro- 
pose to  visit,  even  though  the  installation  has  not  taken  place  in  their  own 
Lodge.      (Journal  1873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

45.  That  the  twenty-first  standing  resolution  of  this  Grand  Lodge  is  not 
to  be  construed  as  requiring  the  Secretaries  and  Treasurer  of  a  Lodge  to  com- 
ftiit  the  initiatory  and  degree  charges  to  memory  to  entitle  them  to  installation, 
because  it  is  not  a  part  of  their  duties  to  confer  any  of  said  degrees.  (Journal 
1873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

46.  If  a  card  states  that  the  holder  thereof  is  a  Past  Grand,  it  is  sufficient 
to  entitle  him  to  the  privileges  such  rank  confers,  even  though  he  be  unable  to 
prove  himself  in  the  work  of  that  degree.  But  in  case  that  evidence  is  omitted 
in  the  card  and  application  be  made  to  the  Lodge  issuing  the  card  for  a  certifi- 
cate in  lieu  thereof,  '*  No  ballot  or  vote  should  be  taken, upon  granting  a  Past 
Grand's  certificate  after  a  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  the  office  of 
Noble  Grand,"  says  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge.  Hence  held  that  it  is  the 
duty  of  the  N.  G.  and  Secretary  to  issue  such  certificate  at  once,  in  such  cases, 
upon  application.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  642,  726.) 

47.  A  Lodge  received  a  petition  for  initiation  in  which  the  name  of  the 
petitioner  was  so  written  that  it  was  difficult  to  determine  which  of  two  certain 
names  it  was  meant  for.  Three  members  entertaining  some  doubt  as  to  the 
identity  of  the  person  voted  unfavorably,  rejecting  the  candidate.  It  subse- 
quently appearing  that  the  petitioner  was  every  way  worthy  and  that  the 
Brothers  voting  unfavorably  had  been  voting  for  the  wrong  name.      Held  that 


54  Digest  of  Decisions. 

no  reconsideration  was  necessary,  because  they  had  not  rejected  the  petitioner, 
not  having  voted  for  or  against  him  at  all,  but  for  and  against  some  one  else, 
and  having  discovered  their  mistake  it  was  proper  for  the  N.  G.  to  declare  the 
ballot  informal  and  void,  and  having  caused  his  declaration  entered  on  the 
records  it  was  proper  for  him  to  order  a  ballot  on  the  petition,  the  members 
being  then  for  the  first  time  able  to  vote  intelligently.  (Journal  1873,  pp» 
643,  726.) 

48.  A  Past  Grand  is  eligible  to  election  as  a  Representative  to  this  Grand 
Lodge,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  he  is  serving  his  Lodge  as  N.  G.  and  will 
still  be  so  serving  at  the  time  of  the  annual  session.  (Journal  1873,  PP*  ^43» 
726.) 

49.  A  Subordinate  Lodge  working  under  Dispensation  or  Warrant  is  not 
entitled  to  representation  in  the  Grand  Lodge.  But  there  is  no  reason  why  it 
may  not  elect  three  representatives  for  its  charter,  to  take  their  seats  as  sooa 
as  the  charter  is  granted.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  643,  726.) 

50.  All  names  reported  in  the  Grand  Secretary's  quarterly  circular  or 
*♦  Black  List  "  must  be  entered  or  "posted"  in  the  "Black  Book  "  of  each 
Lodge,  except  those  already  entered  or  posted,  upon  information  received  from 
sister  Lodges  in  the  same  District.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  644,  726.) 

51.  If  a  Noble  Grand  tender  his  resignation  and  it  be  accepted  by  the 
Lodge,  his  duties  as  such  officer  immediately  cease,  and  it  is  the  duty  of  the  V.. 
G.  to  at  once  assume  the  chair  and  appoint  some  qualified  Brother  to  perform 
the  duties  of  Vice  Grand.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  701,  726.) 

52.  The  funeral  regalia  of  the  Order  only  shall  be  worn  at  funerals,  ex- 
cept by  permission  of  the  Grand  Master.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  720,  732.) 

53.  The  V.  G.  must  read  the  obligation  from  the  book  and  not  deliver 
the  same  from  memory.     (Journal  1874,  pp.  779,  854.) 

54.  An  application  for  a  "  Withdrawal  Card  *^  can  only  be  made  by  the 
Brother  in  person  in  open  Lodge,  or  by  a  written  request  over  his  own  signa- 
ture, or  by  a  Brother  of  the  Order  in  good  standing,  who  may  have  received 
authority  from  the  Brother  to  make  the  application  for  him,  or  by  a  person  not 
a  member  of  the  Order,  who  may  exhibit  an  application  for  the  same  on  the 
Brother's  signature.     (Journal  1874,  pp.  779,  854.) 

55.  A  Card  after  being  granted  should  not  be  delivered  to  a  person  not  a 
member  of  the  Order.     (Journal  1874,  pp.  780,  854.) 

56.  It  is  not  proper  for  a  Conductor  during  an  initiation  to  wear  Helmet, 
Shield  and  Sword.     (Journal  1874,  pp.  780,  854.) 

57.  It  is  not  proper  to  admit  a  Brother  during  the  initiation  of  a  Candi- 
date, and  the  Initiation  is  only  complete  after  the  Candidate  has  been  intro- 
duced to  the  Lodge.     (Journal  1874,  pp.  780,  854.) 


Digest  of  Decisions^  55 

S^,  Twentvsix  nights  service  in  sonie  inferior  office  other  than  that  of 
Permanent  Secretary  or  Chaplain,  is  requisite  to  entitle  a  Brother  to  be  eligible 
for  the  office  of  V.  G.     (Journal  1874,  pp.  780,  854.) 

59.  A  Lodge  cannot  grant  leave  of  absence  to  an  officer  who  has  not 
served  a  majority  of  nights  of  the  term  to  enable  him  to  receive  the  past  Official 
Degrees.     {Journal  1874,  pp.  780,  854.) 

60.  A  Brother  holding  the  office  of  D.  D.  G.  M.  is  not  eligible  to  the 
office  of  Secretary  of  his  Lodge.      (Journal  1875,  pp.  917,  1008.) 

61.  That  a  miscount  of  votes  does  not  affect  the  right  of  a  Brother  to  be 
installed  N.  G.  of  his  Lodge,  who  received  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast.  (Jour- 
nal 1875,  pp.  917,  1008.) 

62.  A  new  ballot  is  proper  when  a  discrepancy  appears  between  the  num- 
ber of  ballots  announced  by  the  tellers  and  the  number  shown  by  the  canvass* 
(Journal  1875,  pp.  917,  1008.) 

63.  That  it  was  improper  to  admit  members  into  Genoa  Lodge,  No.  15, 
who  were  residents  of  the  jurisdiction  of  California,  other  than  those  who  were 
residents  of  Alpine  and  Mono  counties.     {Journal  1875,  pp.  917,  1008.) 

64.  Representatives  to  this  Grand  Lodge  are  not  legally  elected  unless 
such  election  is  held  at  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Subordinate.  (Journal  1875, 
pp.  917,  1008.) 

65.  The  election  of  a  Representative  who  Is  not  in  good  standing  at  the 
time  of  such  election  is  illegal,      (Journal  1875,  PP-  9^7»  1008.) 

66.  It  is  illegal  to  grant  a  certificate  to  a  Representative  who  was  elected 
at  a  special  meeting  called  by  the  N.  G.,  or  who  was  not  in  good  standing  at 
the  time  of  his  election.     (Journal  1875,  pp.  917,  1008.) 

67.  That  the  right  to  ballot  for  the  admission  of  a  member  carries  with  it 
the  implied  right  to  ballot  upon  any  penalty,  and  that  it  is  not  only  the  right 
but  the  duty  of  the  N.  G.  to  vote  upon  the  determination  of  the  penalty,  and 
that  no  law  or  rule  of  order  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  can  deprive  him  of  that 
privilege.     {Journal  1875,  pp,  990,  999.) 

68.  A  Brother  holding  a  card  out  of  date  may  be  admitted  into  a  pro- 
cession by  the  consent  of  the  Lodge  forming  such  procession.  (Journal  1875, 
pp.  1007,  1008.) 

69.  A  non-affiliate,  a  suspended  or  expelled  Odd  Fellow  has  no  right  to 
appear  in  procession  in  regalia.     (Journal  1875,  pp.-  1007,  1008.) 

70.  A  nominee  who  has  been  beaten  by  blank  ballots,  and  declared  out 
of  nomination  by  the  N.  G.,  can  be  renominated  for  the  same  office  at  the  same 
election.     (Journal  1875,  PP    1007,  1008.) 


56  Digest  of  Decisions. 

71.  The  Grand  Master  and  his  District  Deputies  have  the  right  to  grant 
dispensations  for  Lodges  to  turn  out  in  regalia  at  funerals,  upon  proper  applica- 
tion by  any  Lodge  within  this  jurisdiction.     (Journal  1875,  PP-  989*  1013.) 

72.  A  Committee  on  Investigation  has  a  right  to  inquire,  in  writing  or 
verbally,  of  another  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  as  to  the  character  of  an  appli- 
cant for  membership.     (Journal   1875,  p.  983.) 

73.  Subordinate  Lodges  have  the  exclusive  control  of  their  own  funds 
with  regard  to  benefits,  as  well  as  other  matters,  subject  only  to  the  laws  of  the 
Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  and  the  laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  that  this  Grand 
Lodge  should  not  interfere  with  this  prerogative.    (Journal  1875,  PP-  989*  990-) 

74.  A  Lodge  can,  by  permission  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  hold  sessions  less 
often  than  once  a  week;  but,  when  they  do  so,  their  oihcers  must  hold  their 
offices  one  year.     (Journal  1875,  pp.  1007,  1008.) 

75.  It  is  necessary  for  a  Brother  to  pay  his  dues  during  the  entire  time  o 
his  suspension,  he  having  been  suspended  for  conduct  unbecoming  an  Odd  Fel- 
low.    (Journal  1876,  p.  1090.) 

76^.  A  Lodge  cannot  open  for  the  transaction  of  business  a  quorum  of 
members  being  present,  but  the  N.  G.  and  V.  G.  being  absent  and  no  P.  G. 
present.     (Journal  1876,  p.  1099.) 

77.  A  Brother,  being  on  the  sick  list,  removes  to  a  place  where  no  Lodge 
exists,  and  has  to  furnish,  when  demanded,  a  certificate  from  a  physician  or  a 
magistrate.  A  certificate  from  a  person  who  is  not  actually  practicing  his  pro- 
fession, but  merely  states  that  at  some  prior  time  he  has  practiced,  cannot  be 
accredited  by  a  Lodge.     (Journal  1876,  p.  1099.) 

78.  That  property  acquired  by  a  Lodge  is  its  own,  subject  to  the  rights 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  upon  the  surrender  of  its  Charter. 

That  the  Lode;e  has  the  right,  in  the  exercise  of  a  sound  discretion  and  for 
the  good  of  the  Order,  to  sell  any  of  the  property  of  the  Lodge. 

That,  as  to  a  library  of  a  Lodge,  the  Lodge  has  a  right  to  say  who  shall 
be  the  custodian  of  their  library  and  where  it  shall  be  kept.  It  has  a  right  to 
rent  a  library,  as  well  as  a  Lodge-room.  It  therefore  follows  that  a  Lodge  has 
the  right,  within  the  full  sense  of  the  words,  "  to  sell"  or  "lend"  its  library, 
or  any  part  thereof,  but  cannot  give  it  away. 

That  it  makes  no  difference  in  this  matter  hew  the  library  was  acquired  by 
the  Lodge.     (Journal  1876,  pp.  1106,  1121.) 

79.  It  is  a  settled  law  in  this  jurisdiction  that  a  reconsideration  of  a  vote 
by  which  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge  are  elected  is  out  of  Order,  and 
cannot  be  entertained.     (See  Journal  1876,  p.  1115.) 

80.  A  Brother  having  been  declared  in  contempt  by  a  Trial  Committee, 


Digest  of  Decisions^  57 

the  N.  G.  should  declare  the  Brother  expelled,  without  a  ballot  of  the  Lodge ; 
contempt  being  an  offense  with  a  specific  penalty  provided  by  the  Constitution 
of  Subordinates.  (Sees.  5  and  6,  Art.  VII.  Journal  1877,  pp.  1 159,  1 192, 
1193,  1200.)  _ 

81.  Section  940,  White's  Digest,  does  not  apply  to  Trustees  of  a  Lodge  ; 
they  not  being, ofiFiCers. in  :the  meaijin^  of,  tha^,  section. », (Journal  1.877,  pp; 
1159,  n6o,;ii92,, 1193,1200.)    ,    ^^   ^.     ;.,..,,      ,,^  .,;,.,,,.,..  ,.,,     ■:..,.,, 

"  :  82.  ilt  is  competent  fdr  a  Lodge-  to  ire^-elccti  it&N.i  G»,, there  b^ing,  no  law 
tdthe  contrary.      (Journal  1877,  pp.  1159,  1192,  1193,  1200.) 

"8;^.  A  Vnah'  c'aiinot^  bfecortie^iah  t)dd '  FellW  who  ikriridt-  redd'  and  write; 
(J^urnW  i8^7,-pii.  liljg,'  ii^i;  im:'i!^ob':)  '■'^'    ^  ■'  '  -"•     vi  •  '■->-:    i    .  ;•  ,  ;  . 

84.  Officers  of  a  new  Lodge  being  instituted  but  two  months  are  not  entitled 
to  the  honors,  and  Would  pold  over  \intu  the  expiration  of  the  next  term,  when 
tiieir  successors  siiould  be  elected.  '  (See  White's  Digest,^  p.  330,  Sections 
15521  1553*   •  Journal J37^,.PP'*  •I254,(  1291^1131(9.),,     0    c.;::  ....    r   a. ',    :,:i    .v; 

( I"  gj'J  'The  Noblb'Grarid'blFa^Lodg^-has^no  right  to  wear  a  collar  with  gold 
links,  ^nd,  ^yellpw  mp^aV^fringQ  >vhi;lp„a;C?p^g,,as  jN^.^G,^^  ^Tr|ip,.l^W,,p.r?,scri.l;)es  hi^ 
^egalia,  and,  th,e. ^pjigft  b^S  n9  ,right,,t]0,  |haye  ,that  ,offiQer's . r^egj^lia  trimmed  ii^ 
^l^at  manner.  ,,,'(Journ^  1^78,., pp,.,^254,ji;29i,x  131,9.)    i>..,.    ;>    ^  •-,   ^:  ,  •    .  ■< 

''"'8^.'The'Vi'cd  6kWd  of'a 'L6dg^,-^fter"ha\^ing  the  door  placed  in  his 
charge  by  ):h,e  N;.,G.,  (h^S:ai  right  |t.o  admit.  membei>  of ,  l^is  i0yi^n,Lodg^  Without 
Uiei,passr>vord,;  he  <,  the,  ;V^Q.).ki5Q\ving^^th,a^,. they,  have  npt  h^m  ^i^spen.ded  fpi; 
pontpaym^nt  pf,  dues.;  •  (Jpur,na;li  18781,, pp.;  ■i254,<;I29Ik  i3l90;r.;i;i  ii-ni.i    ;  •.  1 

^7.  A  pro'posidon  for' mefn'bershi^"  maji- be  withdrawn  at  anytime  before 
the  rppprt  pf,  theecpmm;ittpe>  th(er!e,art,is.  r^^d.inijtMijLodge,  ibut-npt  vaf.tqrw-^rds* 

(JiQUrnaJ.  l3p!8,ppi;i254>,  |i29J,i,l3I.90';Mii;    im    itIkt^  "T   \.\^  ,,,\vn    !>■.;;;:•   ui   iM.x.t 

^''  '  !88;  ^'A  I^rothdrVhb  Wds'siis'^'eVid'ed  fW  a'defini'tb'  tim'e  thusl  ^piay  hi'sd life's 
fluring  suspfen'^iori.'  Th^ '^ttspe'nslon  belong 'fnfl'vct?eTi' as  kpUnlshment,  deprives 
him  of.  all  .benefi^ts,  bu^  ^9^^>,  h.^t,  ,relieye  ,him,  oi^  his,  objigajtioij  ^  to  Iji^is  Lod^? 

('  '  'g^.'  "A ' Brother  suspehti^H'  fUr'baitse  must  pay  the  amount  of  dues  legally 
accrued  ag^imsit  ibim  \Pn>  the>  bpcfks,  pfithe  Loidgei  up  ; iPi the^date; of,  reinstate^ 
mftnti.;  .I^is  tihe!dutyypfjthe^cretaryi)t0)  nptify.the  .Brotjiqr^  whilei,und^r,sus3 
pf n,sipn  ,1  th9.t  :he,is,ttV!?lv6>month?  in  .arreai!§»!  ^nd:  pf  the  Lpdgft>to  read  him  out,; 
prQv.iided.thQir9quirer):iqnt;S.\0fi  til^e  ,C(0|n.stitu;tipn  of :  Subordinates  have  been  com- 
plied with.     (Journal  1878,  pp.  1307,  1315,  1324.) 

(f.lep^t  of  pny^  S.uboi;4inaj;e  I^^odge  ip  this  juri,s(^iq,t,ibn:,tprfce^yeai;^y  instruction  in 
th^i  ^eqret  ^oi;k  ,9f  ^(iie^  Of,(^,ei;",;,ex^9,e'pt|frpm  tb[e.  ]\I.,\y.  Grand  Master. an^  t]|ie 

)'   nvi  '.-,'.    l!l,-  r  •  ]  li  ."•.•li>    M   S"r    ill;  L'0.1  ^.i ,  11:  1' '1   «'.    S.lli  >'.■>';:!  I.  .■ .    \\.\  ■  :    \<:j.     V    ■      - 

1.!;:>1  uwli.      (larM.i!   iS"',  j.p.   i  p;,   1^,1;,   lp^  ) 

i.'i.  !  I  i  1  iinp'.Dj)  :r  .ml  ;'.  1."  ;nl  1'.  m"  ih  j  N  .  C  i .  .1.1  i  \  .  I ) ..  o.'  "n  ,  : .  :i  1  .  >  .  > . 
cl  .V.  d:'  a:i  .■  Ivi'. »<."'!; :  11.  ■  L  )  1  ^ :  i:i  ri;  i  j  .i.'i  ■-  lie.  o  1  l  >  r  -j  -i  .•  j  a  \  :  ii  .  i'  ;  <  \  .:i 
l;i  J    .-.<.c:yL    uoik    <»!    ill-    Ori^r,   v\j.]u  f.ii:.!    liu    M.  \\  .     .;■,;:;;     .1..-.    :   .:     !  .:;: 


58  Digest  of  Decisions. 

Deputy  Grand  Master  or  District  Deputies  throughout  this  jurisdiction.    (Jour- 
nal 1879,  pp.  1398,   1406  ) 

91.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  appointed  by 
the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  to  make  a  full  and  complete  report  of  his  work  and 
the  condition  of  the  Lodges  under  his  control  to  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  at 
least  ten  days  prior  to  the  meeting  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  in  each  year. 
(Journal  1879,  pp.  1398,  1406.) 

92.  Where  charges  have  been  preferred,  investigated  and  dismissed,  it  is 
illegal  to  re-prefer  the  same  charges  against  a  Brother.  (Journal  1879,  pp. 
1393,  1406.) 

93.  Where  penalties  have  been  legally  prescribed  by  Subordinate  Lodges 
the  Grand  Lodge  will  not  interfere.     (Journal  1879,  pp.  1395,  1406.) 

94.  Members  of  the  Rebekah  Degree  not  members  of  a  regularly  char- 
tered Rebekah  Degree  Lodge,  are  not  entitled  to  visit  a  regularly  chartered 
Rebekah  Degree  Lodge.  The  S.  A.  P.  VV.  being  given  to  the  officers  of  such 
Lodges  only,  the  Grand  Master  has  no  right  to  introduce  such  members  of  this 
degree.     (Journal  1880,  pp.  13,  57,  59.) 

95.  Question — Can  a  Lodge,  by  resolution,  declare  a  member  expelled 
from  the  Order  who  is  in  State  Prison  for  the  crime  of  embezzlement,  he  having 
acknowledged  his  guilt  as  charged  ? 

Anszuer — No.  By  referring  to  Article  VII,  Section  4,  of  the  Constitution, 
and  page  43  of  the  Code  of  Procedure,  you  will  find  that  charges  must  be  pre- 
ferred.    (Journal  1881,  pp.  123,  191,  196.) 

96.  That  no  one  is  eligible  to  membership  in  a  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge, 
nor  can  make  application  for  membership,  until  he  or  she  has  first  received  the 
Degree  of  Rebekah.      (Journal  1881,  pp.  123,  192,  196.) 

97.  That  no  wife,  sister  or  daughter  of  any  Scarlet  Degree  member  can 
receive  the  Degree  of  Rebekah,  unless  such  member  shall  have  first  applied 
for  it,  and  received  the  consent  of  the  Subordinate  Lodge  of  which  he  is  a  mem- 
ber.     (Journal  1881,  pp.  123,  192,  196.) 

98.  That  such  degree  having  been  applied  for  by  a  husband,  father  or 
brother  who  is  a  Scarlet  Degree  member  in  good  standing,  the  degree  must  be 
conferred  on  the  one  for  whom  the  application  is  made,  without  the  ordeal  of  a 
ballot.     (Journal  1881,  pp.  123,  192,  196.) 

99.  That  it  is  the  duty  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  to  confer  the  degree,  or 
it  can  ask  a  Rebekah  Lodge  to  do  it.  But  the  fact  of  a  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge 
existing  in  the  town  or  place  would  not  deprive  a  Subordinate  Lodge  of  the 
riglit  to  confer  it,  should  circumstances  ever  make  such  a  course  advisable, 
([ournal  1881,  pp.  123,  192,  196.) 


Digest  of  Decisions.  59 

100.  That  the  conferring  of  the  Rebekah  Degree  upon  a  wife,  sister  of 
brother,  by  a  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge,  does  not  make  such  wife,  sister  or  brother 
a  member  of  such  Lodge;  but  after  such  degree  is  conferred,  he  or  she  must 
retire  and  apply  for  membership  in  usual  form,  and  undergo  an  investigation 
and  ballot.     (Journal  1881,  pp.  123,  192,  196.) 

101.  That  the  first  resolution  on  pages  8089  and  8176 — Sovereign  Grand 
Lodge,  1879 — empowers  Subordinate  Lodges,  as  well  as  Rebekah  Degree 
Lodges  to  confer  the  Rebekah  Degree  on  any  unmarried  sister  or  daughter 
over  eighteen  years  of  age  of  any  Scarlet  Degree  member  in  good  standing 
who  makes  application  for  such,  as  well  as  on  his  wife.  (Journal  1881,  pp.  123, 
124,  192,  196.) 

102.  All  rejections — whether  by  deposit  of  card,  as  Ancient  Odd  Fellow, 
or  non-affiliate — must  be  reported,  the  same  as  an  application  by  initiation. 
(Journal  1881,  pp.  124,  192,  196.) 

103.  A  sister  of  a  Third  Degree  member  in  good  standing,  who,  at  the 
time  of  application,  is  a  divorced  woman,  is  entitled  to  receive  /he  Degree  of 
Rebekah.  (Journal  188 1,  pp.  124,  192,  196;  also,  see  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge 
Proceedings  of  1880,  p.  821 1.) 

104.  A  member  is  not  eligible  for  V.  G.,  unless  he  has  served  a  majority 
of  the  nights  of  a  term  in  an  inferior  office,  and  that  such  service  must  be  actual 
and  not  constructive^  and  that  the  fact  of  the  officer  being  excused  from  time 
to  time  for  non-attendance,  does  not  absolve  him  from  the  requirements  of  the 
law  governing  the  qualifications  of  officers.  (Journal  1881,  pp.  124,  125,  192, 
196.) 

105.  The  Deputy  Grand  Master,  or  any  other  elective  officer  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  is  eniitled  to  the  honors  of  the  Order,  when  he  announces  himself 
officially  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  a  visiting  Brother.  (Journal  1881,  pp. 
124,  192,  196.) 

106.  A  Lodge  has  control  over  its  funds  with  regard  to  benefits  or  relief, 
subject  only  to  the  laws  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  and  this  Grand  Lodge, 
and  there  is  no  law  governing  the  amount  of  donations. 

That  Subordinate  Lodges  have  the  right  to  determine  the  propriety  of  ap- 
propriating their  funds  for  all  purposes  recognized  by  the  Order.  (Digest,  550. 
Journal  i88i,pp.  167,  168,  192,  193,  196.) 

107.  This  Grand  Lodge  has  repeatedly  affirmed  that  it  will  not  disturb 
the  penalty  imposed  by  a  Subordinate  Lodge,  when  the  same  has  been  legally 
prescribed.  That  when  the  judgment  of  a  Lodge  is  sustained  by  the  testimony, 
and  in  compliance  with  the  laws  of  the  Order,  it  will  not  interfere.  (Journal 
1881,  pp.  170,  171,  183.) 

108.  An  appeal  from  the  decision  of  the  D.  D.  Grand  Master  on  a  *'ques- 


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tion  of  law'!  should  be  taken  to  the  M,  W.,9rAi]id;M^st,ef.  ,  (Jo,uriial  i88i,,  pp. 

p '-  '^Og.  A  Brother  who  is 'over  thirtein  iweeks'ir>-  arrears,  and  is  taken  sick 
while  in  arrears,  cannot  pay  his  dues  and  reinstate  himself  so  as  to  be  entitled 
to  benefits  during  that  sickness.     (Journal  1881,  p.  199.) 

iio»  A  Brother  has  a  right  to  decline  a  nomination  for  an  elective  office 
at  any  time  after  being  nominated  ;  provided^  the  By  laws  of  the  Lodge  do  not 
prescribe  to  the  contrary.     (Journal  1881,  pp.  193,  2oo.) 


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'  i.  '  That  all  resbliitioris  offered  in  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  tie  presented  in 
(iuplicate;  shall  be  on  paper' equal  in  size  at  least  to' half  a  page  of  foolscap, 
and  shall  be  acdompanied  by  the  name  of  the  Representative  proposing  the 
sathe.  '  (Journal  1867,  p.  46.)  '       '   •'.    •       ' '■       .'      '         ^  ••■       . 

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2.  That  the  Grarid  Secretary  be  authorized  to  retain  at  all  times  in  his 
hands  the'  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  out  of  moneys  received  by  him,  for  the 
renewal  of  supplies  and  the  payment  of  the  incidental  expenses  of  his  office  ; 
and  he  shall  keep  and  present  at  each  Annual  Communication  an  accura!te  ac- 
count of  moneys  expended  for  such  supplies  and  incidental  expenses.    (Journal 

1867,   p.   47.)  '         ' 

3.  That  the  Grand  Secretary  is  hereby  instructed  to  transmit  to  the  Sub- 
ordinate Lodges,  quarterly,  on  the  ifirst  of  January,  April,  July  and  October  of 
bach  year, ^  list  of  rejection's,  suspensions,  ceased  membership  and  reinstdt'e- 
ments  in  Subordinate  Lodges,  and  that  he  have  prepared  and  forward  to  Sub- 
ordinate Lodges  proper  blanks  for  their  semi-annual  returns.     (Journal  1867, 

p.  57.) 

4.  That  drunkenness  and  gambling  are  in  open  violation  against  the  prin- 
ciples of  Odd  Fellowship,  and  the  Brother  who  shall  have  been  found  guilty  of 


62  Standing  Resolutions. 

either  of  these  vices  may  be  suspended  or  expelled  from  his  Lodge.     (Journal 

1868,  p.  135.) 

5.  That  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  be  instructed  to  transmit  to  each  Sub- 
ordinate Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction,  on  or  l>efore  the  first  of  April  in  each  year, 
notification  of  the  number  of  Represcrntatives  to  whidh  such  Lodge  will  be  en- 
titled at  the  next  ensuing  Annual  Session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  computed  on 
the  basis  of  the  semi-annual  report  of  such  Lodge,  for  the  term  ending  on  the 
31st  day  of  December  previous  thereto  ;  and  that,  at  the  same  time,  the  Grand 
Secretary  shall  furnish  each  Subordinate  Lodge  with  a  sufficient  number  of 
printed  blank  credentials  for  Representatives  and  Past  Grands.  (Journal  1868, 
P-  154.) 

6.  That  when  Lodges  purchase  new  Charge  Books,  and  place  the  old  ones 
in  the  hands  of  the  District  Deputy  Grand  Master,  as  at  present  required,  that 
officer  shall  forthwith  burn  said  old  books,  and  immediately  make  report  of  the 
fact  to  the  Grand  Secretary.     (Journal  1869,  p.  236.) 

7.  That  upon  the  death,  resignation  or  removal  from  office  of  the  Re- 
cording Secretary  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge,  the  N.  G.  of  the  Lodge  shall,  under 
seal  of  the  Lodge,  immediately  notify  the  Grand  Secretary  thereof;  and  in  like 
manner  shall  notify  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  election  and  installation  to  fill 
the  vacancy.     (Journal  1869,  p.  236.) 

8.  That  it  is  an  inherent  and  individual  right  which  each  Brother  should 
be  allowed  to  exercise  in  voting  for  officers  in  Subordinate  Lodges,  to  cast  his 
own  ballot,  and  should  he  desire  to  cast  a  blank  one,  to  do  so.  It  is  therefore 
illegal  to  instruct  the  Secretary  or  other  officer  or  member  of  the  Lodge  to  cast 
the  ballot  of  the  Lodge,  even  should  there  be  but  one  candidate  in  nomination; 
but  each  Brother  shall  declare  his  choice  by  casting  his  own  ballot.     (Journal 

1869,  p.  237.) 

9.  That  a  Secretary  has  no  right  to  read,  or  Lodge  to  entertain,  an  anony- 
mous communication.     (Journal  1869,  p.  243.) 

10.  That  no  member  of  the  Committee  on  Appeals  shall  act  as  an  attor- 
ney or  counselor  for' another  in  any  trial  or  proceedings  in  the  Grand  or  Subor- 
dinate Lodges;  to  take  effect  from  and  after  this  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
(Journal  1870,  p.  338.) 

11.  That  all  reports  submitted  by  committees,  except  those  made  on  the 
last  day  of  the  session,  shall,  after  being  read  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  lie  on  the 
table  until  the  following  day.      (Journal  1870,  p.  338.) 

12.  That  in  the  election  of  two  Grand  Representatives  the  Brother  receiv- 
ing the  largest  majority  vote  shall  be  declared  elected  for  two  years,  and  the 
Brother  receiving  the  next  largest  majority  vote  shall  be  declared  elected  for 
one  year.     (Journal  1870,  p.  339.) 

13.  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  instructed  to  prepare, 


Standing  Resolutions,  63 

at  each  Annual  Communication  of  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge,  and  publish  with 
the  proceedings  thereof,  a  table  showing  what  Representatives  are  present,  as 
well  as  those  absent,  at  each  day's  session.     (Journal  1871,  p.  368.) 

14.  That  at  all  regular  and  special  meetings  of  this  Grand  Lodge  all 
ofificers  or  committeemen  previously  elected  or  appointed,  whether  returned  to 
this  Grand  Lodge  as  Representatives  at  the  next  session  after  their  election  or 
appointment,  or  not,  shall  have  the  right  to  make  such  reports  of  their  work  as 
they  may  deem  proper,  and  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  shall  hear  and  entertain 
such  reports.      (Journal  1871,  p.  408.) 

15.  That  the  Recording  Secretaries  of  Subordinate  Lodges  be,  and  they 
are  hereby,  required  to  indorse  on  the  back  of  visiting  cards  presented  by 
visiting  members  any  and  all  sums  of  money  that  may  be  donated  by  their 
Lodge  for  the  pecuniary  assistance  of  such  visiting  member.  (Journal  1871, 
pp.  410,  425.) 

16.  That  it  is  proper  to  elect  Brothers  for  officers  of  the  Lodge  during  the 
absence  of  said  Brothers,  their  consent  being  first  given.  (Journal  187 1,  p. 
428.) 

17.  That  the  indefinite  postponement  of  any  question  under  consideration 
in  a  Subordinate  Lodge  disposes  of  said  question  for  the  term.     (Journal  1871, 

p.  429) 

18.  That,  hereafter,  the  Representatives  from  the  Districts  in  this  juris- 
diction hand  in  the  names  of  those  whom  they  wish  to  have  appointed  as  Dis- 
trict Deputies  on  the  first  day  of  the  session  of  this  Grand  Lodge.  That  on 
the  first  day  of  the  sessions  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  hereafter,  the  M.  W.  Grand 
Master  shall  appoint  a  committee  of  three  to  examine  those  whose  names  are 
presented  for  District  Deputies.  That  the  said  committee  shall  report  on  the 
third  day  of  the  session  the  names  of  those  whom  the  committee  find  qualified 
for  the  appointment  of  District  Deputies,     (Journal  1871,  p.  432.) 

19.  All  questions  of  usage  and  law  propounded  to  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
be  referred  to  the  proper  committee,  without  being  entered  upon  the  Journal, 
unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Grand  Lodge.     (Journal  1872.) 

20.  All  proposed  amendments  to  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand  Lodge, 
or  of  its  Subordinates,  shall  contain  the  section  or  sections  written  out  in  full, 
as  proposed  to  be  amended.     (Journal  1872.) 

21.  All  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  or  installing  officers  in  this  juris- 
diction are  instructed  to  fully  examine  each  elective  officer  in  their  respective 
Districts  relative  to  his  proficiency  in  the  work  of  the  Order,  and  to  install  no 
such  officer  unless  he  has  the  charges  and  work  of  his  office  fully  committed  to 
memory;  provided,  that  this  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  the  installa- 
tion  of  the  first  officers  of  a  new  Lodge.     (Journal  1872.) 


64  Standing  Resolutions. 

22.  A  Subordinate  Lodge  may  legitimately  appropriate  money  from  its 
funds  to  defray  the  expenses  of  its  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 
(Journal  1872.) 

fpj  23.  A  Lodge  has  ppvy^er- td-;donal!e  ,m,6ney  tOr put  into  good  standing  a 
member  who  is  afflicted  with  sickness  or  disability  to  follow  his  usual  occupa- 
tion.; •(JournaJi4^724  ,.    j.,,;:-   in.-  ■   •••.-r.i.    i-    .■!.;■••.•!■•;;!;■   •■■.:-•  fivn   its 

'24'  oubordinate 'tod'ges  must  transmit  to  iKe  Grand' Secretary,' in  Ull 
appeal  cases,"  the  full  proceedings  had  in  such  cases,  of  whatever  nature,  and 
cannot  refuse:  to  allo^,  appealsi;  or  t0  itr.qtnsmit.cQpjes  |Oif ;  any, paper*  the-.appel, 
Jflnt  deems  ,nec,essftry ;  j[>rv<>?//;</<?</,  iq<?tice  ^Qf  appt^l  be.>giy$niwi)th.in!  the;  time  xQr 
Q,u,ired  |3y,tbe,Copsikntion.     (Journal  1872.) 

25 ,  Sccretarie-s  of'  aH  -Lodges,  in  •  ^his  jurisdiction  ^pq  required  nto  fur,ni5h 
t<^  the  Gr^nd,  Sj^cr^tJvryiQf,  thisGiiancJi  jLpflg?  a,  <:-e,rjtificare*.undef  ^e?^l,  .gont^ini 
in.g.0.  Ijstpf  Hepresentatiivqs  elect<,,an4!Pf  Past, Grants  uv  gppd.  st^pdingj,  ^t 
}ea,st  one  week  pripr.to  the;  se^siofii,^  thei  QrandiLpdg€iin;pj^^h;y^ar,,    (Jpunjal 

26.  "ijrhE^t.?.,  sum  eqju^l,  tp,  the  jtrayetling^  pxpenses  pf  on^.  Representative 
from  ea<;l^  ^o^^e  to  the, R.W.  Grand  Lodge,  an^  ret,urn,^a'paid  out  of  the 
funds  of  this  jR.W.^  Qrand  Loc^g^e,  to,,  the  R^prejsenlj^itive,  or  Representatives 
pr9por^pi^at^^7^  (n,,^l^t9r)^^nce^^t„t||e  ^s^p.n^aj^.sppio^  }^lf^^  •.Om'''^^^^^^^^ 

27.  'f  hgit  ^he,^p^.  \y..  C^ra^d.  v%cre,taTJ^ ,]3e,,  ^l^.d.^e  is  her.eby. autjiorip^j  fQ 
dr^w  l)\s  >v arrant  upon  the  R^<VV[.  pj-and  Treasurer,  |frpp:|i,tinii,e  tp,ti?ne,,in  fav<>r 
pf  the  M.  .W.  Grand  ,M^sf^r  fpr-His  travejing,  expenses  iri  visij;ing  .officifilly  ^he 
different  Lpdges  >Y,it.|iin ,t,hls,  juri§(iiptipri,,npt,tp  exceed  th?,$un>  of  %ioQ  ^.nBuallv. 

pojir^j^l  1872:) 
>   .  ■ 

28,  Tb^^t  itjsiherebyi  ipa.de  th^td^tyvpC  tbe^^pordipg  Secre.taries^af  .the 

s^ve^ral  Subordinate,  ,Lp(ige^  undex  .the  JurisdipUPn,  of ,  ^his;  Grand  Lodge;,  upoii- 

the  death  of  any-Pajst  .iNpble  ,GriE^ad;iifl  membership  in  -their  Lodge,  tpifprtjfc 

»rith-re>pqrt,to  th^,  ^,  W^; Grand,  8«j<;r,etarty, the,  da^te  pifclea^h,,  tpg|eth§r  with  the 

^ame;ipf  |he-.<i^ceased,  and  such  other  facts  relating   to  the  past  services  of 

the  deceased  in  Odd  Fellowship  as  may  come  to  their  knowledge.  (Journal 
1872  ""i'        •''■'■>   "   >'  r'.r  I'V  i-'-i  T'    ;!-•  f'w.y  <<:    I'v-  I-'  •(.-■■■i :  ;:•;;  '/<  i  :•'..'.  r    •-;  m,'   ;iie 

•>    \   -t  .'.  .    .'■.;'.  'I  ;  ■  :r,:r' ,;    i  .1  ,  ;■  ■  ^  ;:;::!  .-f   .Ul'    \:\\'\  •' '  ■  ■  o'    ; '.  i?  -  »  ■  1  n!"  ■,!    !.•(,;■.    ii:  on 

J, I  .  z^^.  ^  Tha,t,at]tl^is,  and,  all^ijl^^eqijten^t  A^njiaJ  S^$,sipp§r  the  R.,  W.^Grand 
^ecre|:ary  be  arijtjl  he  is  hereby  a^t^hori^ed  fp  dpw,|iis  \^arraiif  on  t)i^^  Graip^d 
Treasurer  for  a  su,rp^  not  tp|ex,ceed  th,e  jSi^iri.of  $35.,  -fpr  the  purpose  of  prpcuring^ 
^he;  P.  G.^Mast^rf^  phc|t-pgr^h,,imme4iate[y,after  llh^acjjcjur^  th^e.C^rAU^ 

^odge.     (Journal  1872.) 

30,  Tb^t  ,th?  .Prafiji!  Secretary  .bi?,:^nd  is  ^p:eby,c|uthpi;i|zed;  to  procu?^;^ 
sufi^cieiit  siupply  pf  the jievv^ditipp  pf  it.tie  pigest,pfAt^if?,Spy?r(?}gn,|(iJrand  Lpdgf^ 

TuM  -'.i;-.  r  '^■.»  ■  a  -tiP'".  !■■>  in  <  .\c  •.  il  1  i,r  sin  1  <•'  5  ", ".  Tn;  i!i  ■  ;  ir  ro .  •  <■  j  kiim  ii.;^ 
I'.ic  1'.  vi.  \i.i>;  ■!'>  ).'i"  o^M  ■tph,  uii;iij.ii;»;vl  }■  ;\  l .  r  \\.c  -.ui'yw,  '.v.w.wi  nl  ihj  ^  v.ir.il 
I."  '1;    .      I  l-ii'.n  il   l^  7.".) 

jO.  I!  a.  lie-  (i  ;  ;:.l  Sic:  ■;n!y  I.;-,  aM.l  i -.  Ji.Ti-Ii;.-  ;•  ii;lu)!iz.'.l  ;i»  |v  01, '.:i- ;  a 
huT.  c; .-'.i;  Mipj.ly  of  ;l,c  1  c\v  (.I'.i.i'  '.1  d,'  ilij  I)  ;^?.^;  of  tli  •  Srv?i\-':;M  (iran  i   !  "  !;jC 


Standing  Resolutions,  65 

for  the  use  of  the  Order  in   this   State,  to  be  sold  by  him   as  other  supplies. 
(Journal  1872.) 

31.  That  the  Representatives  who  shall  from  time  to  time  be  accredited 
to  this  Grand  Lodge  be  requested  to  carefully  coller.t  and  present  to  this  Grand 
Lodge  such  facts  and  incidents  as  they  may  be  able  to  obtain  concerning  de- 
ceased members  of  this  Grand  Lodge.     (Journal  1873,  p.  707.) 

32.  That  the  P.  W.  be  changed  semi-annually.  (Journal  1873,  pp.  719, 
732.) 

33.  That  the  Grand  Master  be  empowered  and  is  hereby  authorized  to 
create,  during  recess,  new  districts  and  change  old  ones,  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  next  ensuing  session.     (Journal  1873,  pp.  719,  732.) 

34.  That  Representatives  to  this  Grand  Lodge  who  do  not  appear  and 
report  to  this  Grand  Body  on  the  first  day  of  the  session,  or  leave  without 
permission  of  this  Grand  Lodge  during  the  session,  are  not  entitled  to  traveling 
expenses  as  authorized  by  Standing  Resolution   No.  26.      (Journal  1875,  pp. 

994,  995-) 

35.  That  in  the  election  of  Representatives  to  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
by  Subordinate  Lodges  each  Past  Grand  nominated  shall  pledge  himself,  or 
some  member  of  the  Lodge  in  good  standing  for  him,  that  he  will,  if  elected, 
attend  the  session  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  and  perform  the  duty  required  of 
him,  unless  prevented  by  sickness  or  other  unavoidable  accident,  in  which  case 
they  will  inform  the  Lodge  of  that  fact,  and  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  to  elect 
Representatives  to  fill  vacancies  thus  occasioned  and  the  Secretary  shall  notify 
the  Grand  Secretary  of  any  and  all  such  changes  made.  (Journal  1875,  pp  1004^ 
1005.) 

36.  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be,  and  is  hereby,  required,  upon  the  insti* 
tution  of  any  new  Lodge  within  this  jurisdiction,  to  notify  all  other  Lodges  \n 
said  jurisdiction  of  the  institution  of  said  new  Lodge.     (Journal  1875,  p.  979.) 

37.  That  no  resolution  having  in  view  the  amending  of  any  fundamental 
law  of  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  be  entertained,  except  it  be  offered  on  the  first 
day's  meeting  of  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge.     (Journal  1876,  p.  1122.) 

38.  That  each  Subordinate  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  obtain  and 
keep  in  the  archives  of  the  Lodge,  for  the  purpose  of  reference,  a  copy  of  the 
History  and  Code  of  Procedure  in  trials  adopted  by  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  the 
Digest  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge.      (Journal  1876,  p.  1 123.) 

39.  That  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Appeals  be  entitled  to  one 
bound  copy  of  the  Proceedings  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  the  same  to  be  returned 
to  this  Lodge.     (Journal  1876,  p.  1128.) 

40.  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  iiuthorized  and  directed  hereaftef 

9 


66'  Standing  Resolutions, 

to  publish  such  Grand  Officers'  reports  as  may  be   transmitted   to  the  Grand 
Secretary  before  the  convening  of  this  Grand  Lodge.     (Journal  1877,  p.  1188.) 

41.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  of  the  R.  W. 
Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada,  immediately  after  the  close  of  each  annual  session  of 
this  Grand  Body,  to  transmit  under  the  seal  of  this  Grand  Lodge  a  "remittitur" 
to  the  Lodge  so  appealing,  etc.,  showing  in  brief  terms  the  action  of  this  Grand 
Body  upon  any  case  which  may  have  been  appealed  to  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
or  any  question  which  may  have  been  submitted  to  this  Grand  Body  for  decision 
from  any  Subordinate  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction.     (Journal  1879,  p.  1423.) 

42.  That  the  custom  heretofore  had  in  delaying  the  getting  out  of  the 
printed  Journal  until  after  the  reports  from  the  Subordinates  for  the  present 
term  are  received  by  the  Grand  Secretary  be  rescinded,  and  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary be  instructed  to  make  up  and  have  printed  the  Journal  of  the  session  as 
soon  after  adjournment  as  practicable.     (Journal  1879,  p.  1420.) 

43.  That  the  Trustees  of  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  be,  and  they  are  hereby, 
required  to  report  to  this  Grand  Lodge  at  each  annual  session  the  amount, 
value,  character  and  condition  of  all  the  property  belonging  to  this  Grand 
Lodge.     (Journal  i88o,  p.  64.) 

44.  That  the  sum  of  $60  be  and  is  hereby  appropriated  out  of  the  funds 
of  this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  a  jewel  for  the  retiring 
Grand  Master,  and  the  R.  W.  G.  Secretary  be  authorized  to  draw  his  warrant 
foi'  the  amount.     (Journal  1880,  p.  71.) 

45.  Inasmuch  as  the  Grand  Secretary's  financial  report  is  a  complete  ac- 
count of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  this  Grand  Body, 

Resolved,  That  hereafter  it  be  printed  in  full  in  the  Journal  of  Proceedings, 
and  that  a  synopsis  only  of  the  Grand  Treasurer's  report  be  printed.  (Journal 
1881,  pp.  173,  183.) 

46.  It  is  recommended  that  the  minute  books  of  the  Lodges  be  kept  with 
a  marginal  index  on  the  pages;  also,  that  a  press  letter  book  be  kept,  in  which 
shall  be  copied  all  the  correspondence  of  the  Lodge,  all  notices  to  delinquent 
members,  and  all  other  papers  of  which  it  is  necessary  to  keep  copies.  (Jour- 
nal 1881,  pp.  175,  179.) 

47.  That  the  N.  G.  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge,  or  the  Brother  filling  said 
position,  upon  leaving  his  chair  for  the  purpose  of  taking  part  in  debate  on  any 
question,  shall  not  return  to  his  seat  during  the  pendency  of  said  question. 
(Journal  1881,  p.  198.) 

48.  That  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  be,  and  he  is  hereby  instructed, 
to  remove  the  photograph  of  any  Past  Grand  Master  from  his  office,  when  he 


Standing  Resolutions. 


67 


receives  notice  from  a  Subordinate  Lodge  that  said  P.  G.  M.  has  ceased  mem- 
bership for  nonpayment  of  dues.     (Journal  i88i,  p.  198.) 

49.  That  hereafter  all  salaries  and  appropriations  to  officers  of  this  R, 
W.  Grand  Lodge  be  fixed  prior  to  the  election  of  such  officers  for  the  ensuing 
year.     (Journal  1 881,  p.  206.) 


/■i  I) 


Office  of  Grand  Secretary 


OF   THE 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE,  1. 0. 0.  F., 


OF   THE 


STATE    OF    NEVADA, 


Virginia,  Nev.,  July   ist,   1881. 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing,  comprising  : 

1st.  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Rules  of  Order, 

2d.  Constitution  of  Subordinate  Lodges, 

3d.  Constitution  of  Rebekah  Degree  Lodges, 

4th.     The  Code  of  Procedure  regulating  Trials  and  Appeals, 

5th.     A  Digest  of  all  Decisions  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 

6th.     All  Standing  Resolutions  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 

Are  correct  in  all  particulars,  as  revised  and  amended  at  the  Fifteenth 
Annual  Communication  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  in  1881. 


Attest  : 


WM.  H.  HILL, 

Grand  Secretary. 


INDEX. 


Constitution  of  Grand  Lodge, 

Page. 
Preamble 5 

Article  i — Name . .   6 

•*      2 — Powers  of  the  Grand  Lodge 6 

' *      3 — Membership 6,  7 

«*      4 — Voting 7 

*•      5 — Sessions 7»  8 

"       6 — Officers  and  their  Election .  . , 8,  9 

*«      7 — Duties  of  Officers 9  to  1 1 

«*      8 — Offenses  and  Punishments Ii,  12 

**      9 — Committees 12,  13 

««     10 — Revenue 13,  14 

*•     1 1 — Charters  of  Subordinates 14 

««    12 — Reports  of  Subordinates 15 

•*     13 — Offenses  of  Subordinates 15,  16 

*•    14 — By-laws  and  Rules  of  Order 16 

•♦     15 — Amendments.. 16 

Order  of  Business 17,  18 

Decorum 18,  19 

Of  the  Chair 19 

Of  Debate 19 

Of  Questions  and  Votes   . , 19,  20 

Constitution  of  Subordinates* 

Article  i — How  Constituted , 21 

2 — Membership 22  to  24 

3 — Fees,  Dues  and  Benefits 24,  2$ 

4 — Degrees 25 


ii  Index, 

Article  5 — Officers 25  to  27 

"  6 — Standing  of  Members 27,  28 

"  7 — Ceased  Membership  and  Reinstatement 28,  29 

*'  8 — Funds  and  Property 29 

•*  9 — Offenses „ 29 

••  10 — Terms  and  Returns 29,  30 

**  II — ^^Cards  and  Certificates 30,  31 

•*  12 — Appeals 31 

*'  13 — By-laws 31 

*'  14 — Amendments  and  Interpretations 31 


Constitution  of  Mebehali  Degree  Lodges, 

Article  i — How  Constituted 33 

"      2 — Powers  of 34 

•♦      3 — Of  Meetings 34 

•«      4 — Propositions  for  Membership. 34,  35 

«'      5 — Of  Officers 36,  37 

•*      6 — Of  Terms  and  Returns 37 

♦*       7 — Of  Revenue. 37 

"      8 — Benefits 37 

'«      9 — Funds 37,  28 

"     10— Cards 38 

•*     1 1 — Dismissal  Certificates ....  38 

«'     12 — Charges  and  Trials 38 

«*     13 — By-laws. 38 

Code  of  Procedure* 

Regulating  Charges,  Trials  and  Appeals  from  proceedings  thereunder. 39  to  47 

Index   to  Decisions   and   Standing  Hesolutions. 

Decisions , ..... 49  to  60 

Standing  Resolutions 61  to  67 

Decis, 
A  No. 

Absence,  Laws  Relating  to 29,  59 

Addresses  to  the  Chair,  O.  G.  not  Required  to  when  Called  in  at  Opening. .   40 

Admission  of  Brothers  during  Initiation  not  Permitted 57 

Appeals,  Motion  of  does  not  cause  Stay  of  Proceedings. . 16 

Appeals  from  Decision  of  D.  D.  G.  M.   on  Questions  of   Law  goes  to 

Grand  Master 108 

Applicants,  Rights  of  Committee  on ^2 

Arrears,  Cannot  pay  up  and  Claim  Benefits 109 


Index^  m 

B 

Ballot,  Decisions  Relative  to 25,  6?,  67- 

Blank,  a  Candidate  Blanked,  Renomination 33>  70 

Benefits 5,9,  109 

Black  Book,  to  be  kept  posted  up 50 

By-laws,  How  to  be  Approved 42 

C 

Candidate  for  office  who  has  been  beaten  by  blanks  may  be  renominated  .33,  70 

Cards,  Decisions  Relative  to 18,  46,  54,  55,  68 

Chair,  Occupied  by  R.  S,  temporarily 14 

Charges,  Should  be  entered  on  Minutes 26 

*«         Illegal  to  re-prefer 92 

«*         Cannot  prefer  for  debts 38 

*«         Of  office  not  required  to  be  committed  by  Secretary  and  Treasurer  45 

Chaplain,  Decisions  Relative  to 6,  32 

Committee  (Investigating)  on  Applicant 72 

Communications,  Synop.^is  to  be  entered 35 

Conductor,  Improper  to  wear  Helmet,  etc 56 

Contempt,  Cause  for  expulsion  without  ballot 80 

D 

Debate  to  Brothers  of  other  jurisdiction 2 

Degrees,  Time  to  confer  on  Member 20 

D.  D.  G.  Masters,  Decisions  Relative  to 4,  41,  60,  91 

Dispensation  to  turn  out  in  Regalia 71 

Dues  of  Suspended  Members 7»  75^  88,  89 

E 

Expelled  Member  deprived  of  certain  rights 12 

Election  of  Officers,  Blank  Ballots  count 25,  70 

F 

Funds,  illegal  to  use  for  refreshments 3 

*«      appropriated  for  legitimate  purposes 73,  106 

Funeral  Regalia 52,  71 

Fines,  N.  G.  may  order  to  be  entered 15 

H 

Honors  of  Office  and  Past  Official  Degrees,  how  obtained,  etc.. .  i,  22,  84,  105 

I 

Initiation,  when  complete 57 

J 

Junior  Past  Grand,  ineligible  for  office 8 


<( 
<( 


W  Index. 

L 

Lodge,  U.  D.  not  entitled  to  Representatives 37,  49 

may  hold  sessions  semi-monthly 74 

N.  G.,  V.  G.  and  all  Past  G'rands  being  absent  cannot  proceed  with 

business 76 

«'      Funds  and  Property 73,  78,  106 

'*      Grand   Lodge  will  not   interfere   with  penalty  imposed  by  Subor- 
dinate     93,  107 

M 

Membership,  qualification  for,  etc 21,  34,  47,  63,  83,  87 

N 

New  Members,  relation  to  Benefits 5 

Noble  Grand,  must  communicate  S.  A.  P.  W 1 1 

**             must  enforce  laws 13 

♦*             must  put  all  questions  when  occupying  Chair 19 

**             when  entitled  to  honors  of  office 22 

•*             resigning,  V.  G.  assumes  Chair 51 

may  be  re-elected 82 

Regalia  worn  when  presiding 85 

how  to  receive  the  Work 90 

Non-affiliate,  no  right  to  wear  Regalia 69 

Nomination,  Brother  can  decline  any  time no 

O 

Official  Degrees,  qualifications  for  arid  right  to i,  22,  27,  39,  59 

Officers,  qualifications  for 8,  58,  104 

cannot  be  excused  majority  of  nights 59 

Trustees  not  properly  Officers 81 

Obligation,  V.  G.  must  read 53 

Outside  Guardian,  relation  to 31,^  40^ 

P 

Past  Grand,  Rights  of 17,  37,  48,  49 

Past  Official  Degrees,  Relating  to I,  22,  27,  39,  59 

Penalty  imposed  by  Lodge,  Grand  Lodge  will  not  interfere 93,  107 

Prayer,  to  be  used  in  Lodge-room 6 

Procession,  Who  may  join  in , 68,  69 

Property,  Lodge  control  of 7^ 

Proposition  Membership,  when  may  be  withdrawn 87 

0 

Questions  N.  G.  should  put  when  occupying  the  chair 19 


Index.  *v 

R 

Rebekah  Degree,  Lavys  Relating  to 23,  36,  94  to  loi,  103 

Regalia,  Who  debarred  from  wearing  in  procession 60 

Rejections,  By  Card  or  oihervvise,  to  be  reported,. io3 

Relief,  Lodge  must  apply  for  through  Grand  Lodge 28 

Reconsideration,  Vote  on  applicant 47 

Resignation  forfeits  honors  of  office 39! 

Representatives,  How  elected,  etc 64,  65,  66,  79 

S 

Suspjended  Member,  Relatfn'g  to. . 7>  75j  88,  89 

Secretaries,  Relating  to 35,  50,  60,  88,  89,  io2 

Sick  Member,  Manner  of  reporting  when  away  from  Lodge 77 

Secret  Work,  Who  to  instruct  in 90 

Suicide  is  entitled  to  benefits 9 

T 
Trustees  not  properly  officers 81 

V 

Visiting  Brothers,  Relating  to lo,  1 1,  17,  44,  46 

Vacancy  in  Office,  How  filled 24,  30 

Vice  Grand,  Relating  to 43,  53,  58,  86,  104 

Votes,  Miscount  does  not  affect  rights  of  officers. v   61 

■      ST^^lSTIDia^O-     :E^:E:S0XJTJTI02^rS- 

A  Res. 

No. 

Appeal  Cases,  relating  to 10,  24,  39,  41 

Amendments  to  Constitution,  how  submitted 20 

Absentee  may  be  elected 16 

B 

Ballot,  illegal  for  Officer  of  Lodge  to  cast ....   8 

Benefits,  amount  to  be  endorsed  on  Card 15 

C 

Cards,  Benefits  paid  endorsed  on •  •  'S 

Charge  Books,  relating  to 6 

Committee,  Executive,  instructions  to 40 

Communications,  anonymous,  not  entertained 9 

Constitution,  how  amended 20 

D 

Deaths  of  P.  N.  G.,  relating  to. ..28,  31 

Digest,  S.  G.  L.,  kept  for  sale ; 30 

10 


vi  Index, 


District,  New,  Grand  Master  to  create 33 

District  Deputy  Grand  Masters,  instructions   to 6,  18,  21 

Donation,  to  place  Brother  in  good  standing 23 

Drunkenness  and  Gambling 4 

F 
Funds,  appropriation  and  donation  of 22,  23,  49 


Grand  Officers,  Reports  to  be  printed 40 

'«      and  Past  Grand  Master,  relating  to 27,  29,  33,  44 

«'      Secretary,  relating  to 2,  3,  5,  7,  13,  27,  29,  30,  36,  41,  42,  45,  48 

I 

Indefinite  Postponement  postpones  for  Term   17 

J 

Journals,  printing  of 42 

Jewel,  for  Past  Grand  Master 44 

L 

Lodges,  appropriating  money 22,  23 

♦*       instructions  to 5,  17,  21,  24,  38,  46 

Laws,  Resolutions  to  amend  to  be  introduced  on  first  day's  session  of  Grand 
Lodge 37 

N 

New  Lodge,  Notice  of  institution  of 3^ 

Noble  Grand,  Relating  to 7.  47 

O 

Officers  and  Committeemen  not  returned  as  Representatives  may  report 14 

*♦       Subordinate  Lodges  may  be  elected  though  not  present 16 

««              ««                 *<       to  be  proficient  in  work 21 

P 

Pass- Word,  Changed  semi-annually 32 

Photographs,  P.  G.  Masters 29,  48 

Q 

Quarterly  Reports  of  Grand  Seci:etary 3 

Questions  of  Law,  I  low  referred  in  Grand  Lodge 19 

R 

Representatives  to  Grand  Lodge 5,  13,  18,  26,  31,  34,  35 

«*  to  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge 12 


Index,  vii 

Reports  Grand  Officers  and  Committees,  Relating  to 1 1,  14,  40 

Resolutions,  How  introduced  in  Grand  Lodge i.  37 

S 

Secretaries,  relating  to 5,9,  15,  25,  28,  46 

Salaries  of  Grand  Officers,  relating  to 49 

T 

Trial,  Member  of  Committee  on  Appeals  cannot  act  as  attorney 10 

Trustees  of  Grand  Lodge  to  report 43 

V 

Visiting  Cards,  Benefits  paid  to  be  endorsed  on 15 

Vacancy  in  Office,  Grand  Secretary  to  be  notified 7 


ERRATA.  —  On  page  40,  ''Trial  Committee,"  should 
read:  "The  Trial  Committee  shall  be  appointed  as  provided 
by  Section  10,  Article  V,  Constitution  of  Subordinates,  and 
shall  consist  of  five  members,  who  must  be,  if  possible,  the 
peers  of  the  accused. 


